There has been a massive attack on WordPress sites in the last few weeks, and it continues at this very moment; it continues into May although chatter about it seemed to peak around mid-April. Insecure passwords, out-of-date software, and server vulnerabilities all contribute to the access points which these brute force attacks exploit. Brute-Force Attacks […]
Site Security, Again…
There is a security update for self-hosted WordPress sites that you need to install. It is numbered 3.4.1 and it contains security updates. Back up your site. Run the update. Update your BPS Security installation, or update whatever site security softwear you use. You may have to create new, updated .hta accesss files. Then you […]
I am OFFICIALLY Years Behind: An Inverse Bucket List
I am officially years behind in “stuff” I have to do. My biggest fear is that I will die before I get the really important stuff done. That is right, I do not fear death. Digression: I’ve seen the tunnel, felt the love, and have no worries on that front. But there is so much […]
Zombies! IP Deny Those Brain and Bandwidth Eaters.
Gotta love the attention getting factor that any exclamation of “Zombies!” carries. The CDC even understands this one. They used an outbreak of flesh eating zombies to reach a difficult to engage demographic group with information about emergency preparedness. I can’t believe I didn’t know about this until I Googled “Fox News Zombies.” And look […]
W is for WordPress (continued) Widgets and for Weekday Blogging in May
I had intended this “W” post to be about weekday blogging as a variant of the daily blogging challenges that are popular with the more vociferous of bloggers. I started a series of articles on WordPress security and easy fixes with updates to various parts of blogs that use this publishing platform that is overlapping […]
Vigilance Is Your Best Security Option When Using WordPress
V is for Vigilant vigilant |ˈvijələnt| adjective keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties Yesterday I began talking about security through the routine installation of upgrades. This is probably the biggest single thing you can do to secure your self-hosted WordPress site. You need to be vigilant about upgrades to any software you use […]