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The Price of Popularity: Why Hackers Target WordPress
WordPress is the fastest-growing, most popular CMS in the world because of its user-friendly features, but this also puts a target on its back. Why is WordPress popular with…
Read moreDoes being Open Source make WordPress Secure?
WordPress is an Open Source CMS, meaning both: vulnerabilities AND their patches are all visible to the WordPress community. So how does this make WordPress secure? If you…
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What to Do When Your Web Host Suspends Your Hacked WordPress Account?
“This account has been suspended” – is a dreadful alert that pops up on your WordPress site. If the reasons for suspension are unknown to you, it can be frustrating trying to…
Read moreAn In-depth Review of NinjaFirewall Against Common WordPress Attacks
“Why do hackers hack websites?”, is one of the more philosophical questions of anyone with a website. Whatever the size of your WordPress site, protecting it from the common…
Read moreCommon Attacks to Protect your WordPress Site Against
Having your very own website used to be something reserved for developers once upon a time. All that changed with WordPress, and for the better.But it’s never over. Whether you…
Read moreTech Crunch Hacked by OurMine: Are Our Websites Safe at All?
As a lot of us following technology news might know by now, TechCrunch was hacked today, by OurMine. The message left by hackers was caught just before the post was taken down…
Read morePassword Protecting wp-login.php with HTTP Authentication
The WordPress admin dashboard can only be accessed by entering in your username and login password. It is good practice to use a strong login password at all times, as this makes…
Read morePassword Protect a Directory with htaccess
Are you working on a website for which you want to restrict access? Is there an area on your site (like stats or private pages) for which you want exclusive access? If yes, this…
Read morehtaccess and security plugins
.htaccess is a configuration file for use on web servers like Apache. It helps site owners and administrators control how visitors interact with the site. A web server generally…
Read moreTwo Factor Authentication for WordPress
Passwords have been our primary means of protection in the WordPress world for a really long time. However, with use of passwords becoming commonplace, more and more attacks on…
Read moreWordPress Malware Scanners – A first hand account
As a WordPress site owner, security has always been top concern for me and also a tad overwhelming. The knowledge that new vulnerabilities are exposed every day only makes it…
Read moreChanging your WordPress login URL – Does it really improve security?
WordPress has a standard login page called wp-login.php through which a user can access the dashboard. Given the growing number of brute force attacks on WordPress sites in…
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