WordPress 3.5 was released to the public on December 11, 2012. They've named this one “Elvin” in honor of drummer Elvin Jones, who played with John Coltrane in addition to many others. This major release is like an early Christmas present for bloggers and developers full of new features and … Read more about WordPress 3.5 – Major Upgrade
Warning to All Customers of BlueLayerGroup, Inc., www.bluelayermedia.com! On October 19, 2012, the BlueLayerMedia Staff issued a public statement on their website that their servers, domain registrar, and even payment processors were maliciously hacked and that they have closed their doors. They … Read more about BlueLayerMedia – Hacked and Closed their doors
Join the National Cyber Security Alliance, STOP. THINK. CONNECT., Symantec and Bank of America's Senior Vice President of Security, Identity and Fraud Executive (and National Cyber Security Alliance Board Secretary) Keith Gordon as we discuss small business safety during National Cyber Security … Read more about Business & Online Safety Twitter Chat 10-18-2012 at 3pm EST
Kelly McCausey, our friend and host of Solo Smarts, wanted to spread awareness to business owners on the importance of WordPress Security. So she invited Cindy Bidar and myself (Regina Smola) to share some of our expertise on the topic for her podcast. Cindy and I had a great time doing this … Read more about WordPress Security Interview with Regina Smola and Cindy Bidar at Solo Smarts – 09/23/12
Go Daddy's outage of September 10. 2012 has been resolved. This was not a denial of service attack (DDoS). Issue was a series of internal network events. Rumors were flying on the Internet that GoDaddy.com was attacked by a denial of service attack (DDoS) attack and a so-called hacker was claiming … Read more about Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed – Not a DDoS Attack!
Go Daddy is experiencing an outage today (September 10, 2012) on numerous sites, including their own. HostGator is giving 50% off on hosting and domain registrations. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2012: Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed - Not a DDoS Attack! Previous Article and Updates below There … Read more about Godaddy Outage on Millions of Sites & HostGator Gives 50% Off
WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release to the public on September 6, 2012 This update is for all previous versions of WordPress (3.4.1 and prior). For security of your self-hosted WordPress website(s), please update to WordPress version 3.4.2 immediately to fix any security vulnerabilities … Read more about WordPress Security Alert: WordPress 3.4.2 Released – Update Now
Caution! Clicking on the wrong "download" button/link can install a virus on your computer, even from Google Advertisements! I have a rant that needs to get out! This morning I was greeted with an email from my friend, Nicole Dean about her new post "Sneaky Ad Got Me…. Good. (aka the Story of How I … Read more about Warning: Don’t Get Tricked by Download Links from Google Ads