WordPress Security is up to you! Are you being proactive with your WordPress site security? Do you know ways to protect your WordPress blog? When it comes to website security, here's a cool infographic with some WordPress safety tips and statistics for your blog. The Safety and Security of … Read more about WordPress Security and Safety [Infographic]
WordPress Security Alert: WordPress 3.5.2 Released – Update Now
WordPress just released a very important security update, version 3.5.2. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. This is the second maintenance release of 3.5, fixing 12 bugs and the WordPress security team resolved seven … Read more about WordPress Security Alert: WordPress 3.5.2 Released – Update Now
3 Reasons Not to Use Free URL Shorteners (protect your shorturls)
Here are 3 reasons why should never use a free URL shortener or link cloaking service: 1) A lot of ISPs block them because they often collect your data and share it with other sites. ISPs don't like that! And what happens if they get hacked and/or blacklisted? Don't take a chance in letting your … Read more about 3 Reasons Not to Use Free URL Shorteners (protect your shorturls)
WordPress Security and Comments (3 Mistakes Blog Owners Make)
WordPress security doesn't stop with just using a strong password, keeping your site up to date, and using a good hosting provider. Your blog comments are part of WordPress security too. Unwanted comments have the potential of making you lose readers, ruin your site's reputation, get your blog … Read more about WordPress Security and Comments (3 Mistakes Blog Owners Make)
Godaddy Account Goes Haywire (hacked or messed up?)
Not much shocks me anymore, but my friend Christine Cobb gave me a link to a video on YouTube where a Godaddy user shares his screen. His "new" Godaddy account is either hacked, merged, glitch-y or I have no clue what happened! Warning: Video has some vulgar text. And the video may make you a bit … Read more about Godaddy Account Goes Haywire (hacked or messed up?)
Twitter Hacked – 250K User Accounts Affected
On February 1, 2013 Twitter announced to the public that they suffered a security breach and your account may be affected. This week, we detected unusual access patterns that led to us identifying unauthorized access attempts to Twitter user data. We discovered one live attack and were able to shut … Read more about Twitter Hacked – 250K User Accounts Affected
Profitable Content Creation – What to Do When You’re Running Out of Content Ideas (3 Big Tips)
Content creation is a great way to bring in more prospects and profits. And you do want more prospects and profits, right? The struggle for many content marketers, both new and experienced, is consistently coming up with ideas for creating content. I've noticed that many go through a few stages in … Read more about Profitable Content Creation – What to Do When You’re Running Out of Content Ideas (3 Big Tips)
WordPress Security Warning: Pingback Vulnerability & Temporary Fix
A WordPress pingback vulnerability has been reported that could put your site's security at risk for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) attack. Many WordPress bloggers use pingbacks and trackbacks to get notifications when someone links to their posts. I am one that likes to use them as … Read more about WordPress Security Warning: Pingback Vulnerability & Temporary Fix