Website Security and Maintenance Checklist
A practical security and maintenance checklist for small business websites. Updates, backups, SSL, passwords, monitoring, and spam protection.
Posts tagged “security”
What is the security tag? The security tag collects 2 articles from Bradley Matera's portfolio covering security-related topics in web development, cloud engineering, and AI. Each article includes real project examples, code snippets, and verification steps — not generic tutorials.
2 articles spanning 10.0–23.0. Written by Bradley Matera, a web developer in Durand, Illinois, serving Northwest Illinois with website design, SEO, and full-stack development. Last updated 23.07.2026.
What you'll find in these articles
These 2 articles cover security-related topics from a practical, hands-on perspective. Each piece is based on real projects, experiments, or problems I solved — not theoretical overviews. You'll find code examples, before-and-after comparisons, and specific tools or techniques that worked in practice.
Articles in this tag
The following 2 articles are tagged “security”:
| Title | Date | Read time |
|---|---|---|
| Website Security and Maintenance Checklist | 23.07.2026 | 9 min |
| JWT CTF Lab: Build, Decode, and Verify Tokens | 10.08.2025 | 8 min |
JWT CTF Lab: Build, Decode, and Verify Tokens
A hands-on JWT security lab: generate real tokens, decode them, verify signatures, and deliberately break them to see exactly how trust works.
Key takeaways from these 2 articles
- Each security article is written from direct experience — building, debugging, or researching real projects. Source code is linked where available.
- Code examples are tested and verified before publishing. Where claims reference external documentation (e.g., Google Search guidelines, MDN), source links are included inline.
- Articles are dated and updated when tools or best practices change — check the article date for context.
- Author: Bradley Matera, a web developer in Durand, Illinois. Questions or corrections? Contact me — I respond to reader questions.
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