Another Reason To Keep Your WordPress Site Up-To-Date

Another Reason To Keep Your WordPress Site Up-To-Date

WordPress is a great tool for developing and maintaining a web site or blog.  But with popularity comes risk.  Hackers attack the most popular software because it gives them the most return for their nefarious efforts. Major News Sources Issue A Warning A recent flaw...
Forms Security Improved

Forms Security Improved

Forms Security Improved We are constantly working on your behalf to improve the security and performance of the web sites we host and manage. We’re pleased to announce that one of the packages we developed that displays forms has had its security improved. Is A...
Is My Website Secure From Hackers?

Is My Website Secure From Hackers?

In June of last year we introduced a program to keep your WordPress-based site here at Ashdown Technologies up-to-date.  Many of you signed up and we maintain those sites monthly, ensuring that WordPress itself, the visual theme, and the many plug-ins are kept...
Samba and Windows 10

Samba and Windows 10

Accessing Windows 10 Shares from Linux Systems I was recently setting up a workgroup network consisting of both Windows and Linux machines.  Specifically they were Windows 10 and Linux Mint implementations. Although I did everything recommended on the numerous...
Using Windows 10 Administrative Shares

Using Windows 10 Administrative Shares

I Can’t Access The Admin Shares! Windows provides a number of pre-configured administrative shares to allow administrators to perform functions like system backup.  These include ones like C$ and ADMIN$.  However, in a workgroup environment Microsoft has made...