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Running WordPress on Azure for secure, fast and global content delivery

Learn about Microsoft’s WordPress on Azure App Service, as well as an interesting alternative from WP Engine. Image: Hugo Baeta Twenty years old this year, WordPress remains one of the most popular content management tools. Running a WordPress instance requires a web server and a database, an ideal combination for . . . Read more

Kubernetes is the key to cloud, but cost containment is critical

What’s driving the growth of open source container orchestrator Kubernetes? A study by Pepperdata shows how companies are using K8s and the challenges they face in getting a handle on cloud costs. Image: LuckyStep/Adobe Stock With the rush to cloud enterprise comes increasing use of Kubernetes to get applications up . . . Read more

How to easily deploy a full-stack application in Portainer with templates

Deploying a complex Docker stack isn’t nearly as challenging as you think, at least when Portainer is your GUI of choice. Find out how easy this is with Portainer templates. [embedded content] When you think of deploying a full-stack, containerized application, you probably expect it to be a tedious and . . . Read more

Malicious Software Infrastructure Easier to Get and Deploy Than Ever

Researchers at Recorded Future report a rise in cracked Cobalt Strike and other open-source adversarial tools with easy-to-use interfaces. Simple to use and deploy offensive security tools, making it easier than ever for criminals with little technical know-how to get in on cybercrime are seeing a significant rise, researchers say. . . . Read more

‘Amnesia:33’ TCP/IP Flaws Affect Millions of IoT Devices

A new set of vulnerabilities has been discovered affecting millions of routers and IoT and OT devices from more than 150 vendors, new research warns. Researchers – as well as the U.S. Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – are warning of a set of serious vulnerabilities affecting TCP/IP stacks. The . . . Read more

Electronic Medical Records Cracked Open by OpenClinic Bugs

Four security vulnerabilities in an open-source medical records management platform allow remote code execution, patient data theft and more. Four vulnerabilities have been discovered in the OpenClinic application for sharing electronic medical records. The most concerning of them would allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read patients’ personal health information . . . Read more