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Why Security Patching Cannot Always Wait for the Next Maintenance Window
Maintenance windows are useful for orderly operations, but not every vulnerability can safely wait.
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CISA Adds Citrix and Git Flaws to KEV: Why Active Exploitation Changes Patch Priority
On 25 August 2025 CISA added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: two Citrix Session Recording flaws and a Git…
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Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities Added to CISA's Exploited-Vulnerability Catalog
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 28 July 2025 CISA added CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20337 affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog…
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Apple and TP-Link Vulnerabilities Added to CISA's KEV Catalog in June 2025
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 16 June 2025 CISA added CVE-2025-43200 affecting multiple Apple products and CVE-2023-33538 affecting TP-Link routers to its Known Exploited…
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Web Application Firewalls: What They Can and Cannot Stop
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. A WAF evaluates HTTP requests and can block many malicious patterns before they reach an application.
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Actively Exploited Linux Kernel Flaws Enter CISA's KEV Catalog
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 9 April 2025 CISA added CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150, Linux kernel out-of-bounds vulnerabilities, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
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Fortinet CVE-2024-55591: Active Exploitation Raises the Priority of Patching
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. CISA added CVE-2024-55591 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14 January 2025.
Web & WordPress
A Practical WordPress Maintenance Checklist for 2025
A new year is a useful time to review updates, backups, plugins, users and basic performance across a WordPress installation.
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Why Holiday Periods Require Extra Attention to Website Security
Reduced staffing and slower response can make security incidents harder to manage during holiday periods.
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Malware on a Website: How an Infection Can Spread
A compromise can begin with one vulnerable file and then affect multiple parts of an application.
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Why Abandoned WordPress Plugins Become a Security Risk
A plugin can continue working after development stops, while becoming progressively riskier over time.
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Brute-Force Attacks: Why Automated Login Attempts Remain a Constant Threat
Automated login attempts continue to target websites, control panels and online accounts every day.