The key is to configure fail2ban to use `DROP` with iptables instead of just `REJECT`. REJECT allows the IP to keep using an open connection.
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New Feature for BusinessPress: Fail2Ban for WordPress Hack Attempts
A great place to hunt hackers is in the WordPress search field. Hackers like to search with what should be forbidden terms in WordPress search.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most Private Browser of them all
Any browser will try to persuade us that it’s the most private one, but we are smarter than that. Let’s take a look at it!
VOW: Russell Brand on Apple Surveillance
Ex-comedian Brand understands that a surveillance state, where security organs enjoy powers like the KGB and the Gestapo, is no laughing matter.
Disable Firefox Picture in Picture to Prevent Screen Capturing
Picture in picture feature in browsers is able to bypass DRM text. While easily disabled in other browsers, Firefox demands a different solution.
How to Protect your HLS Streams with URL Tokens
The new Stream Loader feature uses signed URLs to protect HLS streams from downloading or unauthorized access to the video content.
Piping UptimeRobot alerts into Teamwork Chat
I hope this short essay helps anyone trying to monitor site uptime or pipe any kind of alerts into Teamwork Chat.
Apple OS X shortcomings got you down? Read some Windows 10 blog posts to cheer up
The price of a working computer on the “free” Windows 10? Two hours out of your life and storing all of your files on Microsoft’s servers.
How to set up a Mac securely on OS X 10.11 Sierra (El Capitan)
While post-Prism (2012), it’s impossible to truly secure OS X, one can make a good effort by turning off iCloud & Sharing, adding Little Snitch.
WordPress 2017 Security Roundup: Shield, Sucuri, iThemes, WordFence
All WordPress security plugins are too complicated. Making certain sensible hosting setup obligatory would make sites more secure.
Saying Goodbye to Dropbox: BBEdit crashes on launch
When you rip Dropbox out, one must be careful to undo the special setups you might have put in along the way.
LastPass and the NSA: How Secure Is LastPass.com?
All the NSA needs are local encrypted copies. LastPass helps the NSA actively while 1password helps the NSA passively. Help to pick your poison.
VPN for OS X: Witopia 2012 review (from a three year user)
The Witopia Personal VPN is a great value, but watch out for tech support issues with WiTopia Pro OpenVPN SSL account. Same fast speeds on both.
Google Chromium Binaries: Here’s where Google hide the nightly builds of Chrome without the spyware
For some unaccountable reason, the URL 404’s now (don’t Google know about 301 redirects?) – here’s the new working nightly build link.
Apple’s Privacy Policies look more and more like Microsoft
How to protect your privacy when using an Apple computer. The distance between Steve Jobs’s talk about privacy and Apple’s walk. Baked-in privacy invasion.
