FBI Publications - A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety

Do you know how to handle the following issues if happening with your child?

• Your child spends large amounts of time on-line, especially at night.
• You find pornography on your child's computer.
• Your child receives phone calls from men you don't know or is making calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don't recognize.
• Your child becomes withdrawn from the family.
• Your child is using an on-line account belonging to someone else.
• What Should You Do If You Suspect Your Child Is Communicating With A Sexual Predator On-line?

Most parents don't know the answers to the scenarios above that can involve their children, and that is where the FBI's publication: A Parents Guide to Internet Safety come in to help!

To read the FBI Publication - A Parents Guide to Internet Safety, please visit:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

Down-loadable version:
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/parentsguide.pdf

Be safe!

Julius

The Cloud and E-Discovery: Lawyers Looking for a Needle in a Universe

The Cloud and E-Discovery: Looking for a needle in a Haystack Universe

Look at the challenge the legal system now has and the tools they use to find and secure information when they attempt to discover information for cases.

How Technology Saved The Art of DJing

The art of DJing was becoming more difficult to do because of the invention of the music CD; Music companies could produce 10 CDs for the same price of producing one vynl record. Finding Vynl (wax) records of popular songs and artists where becoming more difficult to get. Many people dont know that I actually DJ as a hobby and get lots of enjoyment from mixing, scratching and blending records.

I have been DJing as a hobby for over 16 years and the Serato Technology has made it much easier to continue to have this art form as a hobby.

Serato technology allows a DJ to use MP3s on a laptop and mix and scratch with two control records. The invention of the Serato Scratch Live technology saved the art of DJing and made the experience more enjoyable by REAL DJs with REAL skills! No more carrying crates of records any more! Time for getting back in the lab to come up with mad creations to make the party people dance!

Serato Scratch Live Diagram

Serato Scratch Live Box Contents

DJ Jazzy Jeff Speaks About How Serato Scratch Live Saved DJing

DJ Jazzy Jeff tearing it up on the wheels of steel against the late DJ AM....RIP.

Finally, to see some of the nations top club djs do their thing on the wheels of steel check out the link below. Its the Mikidz Show with airs live on Mondays at 10 PM Easteran. You can also watch past shows too.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mikidzshow

Here is a video of a live DJ Mix show
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4387384



Enjoy,
Julius AKA DJ Juice!

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Joomla Security

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Joomla Security

Due to the time I spent rebuilding and cleaning up a recent Joomla hack and defacement of a web by an individual from the country of Turkey, I have become much more knowledgeable of Joomla security issues.

Looking through the monitoring statistics of the attacked site, it only took 4 minutes for the person hacking the site to compromise it; they found the site by searching for vulnerable Joomla 3rd party extensions which were installed in the site, which can get indexed on Google.

Joomla has become on of the hottest, easy to use, and simple to setup web site Content Managmet Systems  out there. With that, it has increasingly become the target of hackers. Just like Microsoft did with the popularity of the Windows Operating System, Joomla is reaping the success of developing software that helps people work and communicate more efficiently,  but at the cost of being on the radar for individuals who like to destroy and cause havoc on websites.

So for all of those looking for guidance on Joomla security I have provided a list of sources from various places that offer great Joomla security advance. The Majority of what you need to know about staying in the know and securing your Joomla site can be found here on my blog.



1)     Getting Started with your Joomla site
A.     Official Joomla Documentation

·   http://docs.joomla.org/

B.     How to Choose a Hosting Provider

·   http://docs.joomla.org/Security_and_Performance_FAQs

C.     Look at Ultra Secure Web Host Providers Like, FireHost.com a Secure Web Hosting Probider Who Defends against DDoS and Provides Top Notch, Corporate Enterprise Class Intrution Detection (IDS) & Intrusion Provention (IPS) Services.

2)      Install most up-to-date version of Joomla
·   http://www.joomla.org/download.html

3)      Test and Patch Joomla installation as Soon as a New Patch Update is Released
·   http://joomlacode.org/gf/project/joomla/frs/?action=FrsReleaseBrowse&frs_package_id=4947

4)      Rename admin account

5)      Change default password “admin” to a strong password

6)      Redirect Joomla Management Console Default http://www.yoursite.com/administrator to something else by using a secure plug-in or something else. plugins/system/404.html

A.     Consider Using JSecure Authentication for Console Access and Re-Direction

·   http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/5809

7)     Joomla Permissions  Give Write and Execute permissions only to files and folders that need them. See #12 below: Joomla Hardening.

8)      Don’t Use High Risk Joomla Extensions that appear on Vulnerablity Extensions lists
A.     Vulnerable Extensions List

·   http://docs.joomla.org/Vulnerable_Extensions_List

B.     U.S. Vulnerabilities Database: Enter Joomla or Names of Joomla Extensions

·   http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search?cid=1.

9)      Scan your Joomla site often to check for vulnerabilities
A.     OWASP’s free JoomaScan Vulnerability Scanner- Usage : Note to run on Windows, you will first need to install a Perl Distribution; Such as ActivePerl.  Real easy to install, then begin your scanning!

·   http://sourceforge.net/projects/joomscan/

·   Mailing List

·   Subscribe: https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-joomla-vulnerability-scanner

·    or Use: owasp-joomla-vulnerability-scanner@lists.owasp.org

B.     Hacker Targets’ free web based Joomla site scanner

·   http://hackertarget.com/joomla-security-scan

·   Web site protection http://yehg.net/lab/pr0js/papers/MULTIPLE%20TRICKY%20WAYS%20TO%20PROTECT.pdf

10)   Disaster Recovery: Backup Your Site!

A.     JoomPack Site Back Up

·   http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/1606/details

·   Restore JoomPack: http://joomlapack.net/download/itemlist/category/52-kickstart.html

11)   Create a Test Site on a Local Host/ Workstation Before Making Changes To Your Joomla Site
A.      Joomla Downloadable Local Host Instant Infrastructure!

·   http://demo.joomla.org- Jumpbox, TurnKey & Online Joomla Demo Site

B.      Manually Install/Setup a Windows Test/Development Joomla Environment

·   Part 1 -  http://docs.joomla.org/Setting_up_your_workstation_for_Joomla!_development

·   Part 2 -  http://docs.joomla.org/Setting_up_your_workstation_for_Joomla!_development_--_Part_2
C.      How To Copy From Host to Remote Host and Vice-Versa

·   http://docs.joomla.org/How_do_you_copy_a_site_from_localhost_to_a_remote_host%3F


12)   Joomla Website Hardening

A.      Joomla Security Guide

·   http://www.myjoomlasecurity.com/index.php/Main_PageCheck


13)   More Joomla Security Resources

A.      Joomla Administrators Security Checklist

·   http://developer.joomla.org/security/articles-tutorials/260-joomla-administrators-security-checklist.html

B.     Joomla Security Strike Team

·   http://developer.joomla.org/security.html

C.     Joomla Security FAQs

  http://docs.joomla.org/Category:Security_FAQ
D. Top 10 Joomla Security Problems and How To Avoid Them

·  http://joomplaza.com/index.php/tutorials/82-top-ten-joomla-security-problems---and-how-to-avoid-them

E. Top 10 Joomla Security Extentions

. http://hostingword.com/web-hosting-reviews/10-most-popular-joomla-security-extensions/

 If any of the above links disappear or are not working properly, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Enjoy your Joomla Content Management Experience Safely and with no Headaches!

Sincerely,

Julius, CISSP, CISA

 In addition, if you are new to the IT Security field, or have no experience and want to change your career consult with me at:

www.cybersecuritycareeradvisor.com 

You Would Protect Your Kids In Real Life Woudn't You? Then Why Not On The Internet?

Powerful add on Internet Safety for children from the McGruff SafeGuard program

http://www.GoMcGruff.com  

Protect Your Children!

Klaus & Anna's Excellent Internet Adventure

What Should One Know When Preparing for an IT Security Technical Job Interview?

Here are some technical areas that I have been asked to explain in detail.

1. Understand what Defense-in-depth is.
2. Be prepared to design a network that contains the must haves to adequately protect a corporate network.
3. Understand what attacks can occur at each TCP/IP layer; and how to mitigate.
4. Know what the most common IP ports are and the common attacks associated with them; and how to mitigate.
5.  Understand all the types of encryption available to protect data in transit and at rest.
6. Understand how to protect Desktops and Servers from unauthorized access and attacks.
7. Understand how security roles and permissions operate in a Windows domain, and how security flows from domain controllers to desktops.
8. Understand the aspects of providing Physical Security to protect against unauthorized access and harm for People, Processes, Technology and Administratively.
9. Understand what IDS, Firewalls, IPS, and router access control lists are.
10. Be prepared to explain how you stay abreast of emerging threats to Internet and network security.
11. Become familiar with the security guidelines and publications on www.nist.org

Enjoy,

Julius

War for Cybertron Game Trailer Teaser

The following game trailer is of the future Activision release of, War for Cybertron. This game looks like it will be off the chain!

Release Date: 6/22/2010
Platforms: PC|PS3|Xbox 360
Publisher: Activision
Developer: High Moon Studios
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Shooter



Video: War for Cybertron Trailer

Enjoy!

Julius

YELE HAITI EARTHQUAKE FUND

The 7 point massive earth quake in Haiti is one of the worst natural disasters we have seen in our time. That country has for many years suffered from abuse, neglect and self-destruction. Despite those challenges they need all the help they can get.

Musician and Hip Hop activist Wyclef Jean is the most globally recognized person from the island of Haiti. Please visit Wyclef's Yele Haiti website for up to the minute status on the Earthquake rescue and relief. Additionally you can text YELE to 501501 to donate $5 the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund.

http://www.yele.org/

According to a news report I watched, Bill Clinton's International Aid to Haiti is getting over 4,000 monetary contributions per hour due to Technology!

Click below to donate to the Earthquake Relief fund.

Motivating Message About Technology Education

I saw this Kaplan University commercial this morning, which was greatly inspirational.

"It's Time To Use Technology to Re-Write The Rules of Education!"

I agree with the message in this masterfully done commercial that we must change the way we teach today's youth  and to use technology to do it!

Julius

Coming Soon! BDPA Charlotte Blogtalkradio

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Julius Clark, President
BDPA Charlotte