Recently, the team at iThemes updated their renowned Better WP Security plugin to include some intuitive security features. They even changed the name, it's now known as "iThemes Security Pro". Read our recent review here. 1. Right off the bat, you can see exactly what priority security rules … Read more about 5 Reasons Updating Better WP Security to iThemes Security Pro is a Smart Idea
WordPress 3.7 (Basie) Architectural Upgrade
WordPress 3.7 was released to the public yesterday – it’s an architectural upgrade! They've named this one “Basie” in honor of an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer, Count Basie. This release is addressing some of the most important architectural WordPress needs to date. The … Read more about WordPress 3.7 (Basie) Architectural Upgrade
WordPress 3.5.1 – Security and Maintenance Upgrade
WordPress 3.5.1 was released to the public on January 24, 2013. Within Wordpress 3.5.1 there are several maintenance upgrades wrapped in a minor security release for all previous versions. This release addresses issues with the post text editor, the media manager, network rewrite rules upon new … Read more about WordPress 3.5.1 – Security and Maintenance Upgrade
Skype Scam Alert – Dangerous Link Shared from Your EXISTING Contacts
Skype™ Users Please Read! Caution dangerous virus spreading through Skype messages. How to Fix Skype Virus - lol is this your new profile pic? Do you love Skype as much as we do? Here at WPSecurityLock, our entire staff uses Skype on a regular basis to communicate not only with each other, but also … Read more about Skype Scam Alert – Dangerous Link Shared from Your EXISTING Contacts
Twitter Security Alert: CNBC.com Spoof Twitter Spam Warning
Twitter Security Warning for All Users - Beware of CNBC.com Spoof Messages and Spam We have a security alert for all of you Twitter fans out there. Recently we have seen a few cases (okay, maybe more than a few) of people who have had their Twitter handle post things that they did not intend to be … Read more about Twitter Security Alert: CNBC.com Spoof Twitter Spam Warning
BlueHost, GoDaddy, and Other Network Providers get Targeted with Bulk Injection Hack
We recently got numerous reports that people who had sites that were hosted with several hosting networks got hacked by a “Bulk Injection” and are now being infected. People who got infected before were told by one of the hosting providers to change their cPanel/FTP password, because they suspected … Read more about BlueHost, GoDaddy, and Other Network Providers get Targeted with Bulk Injection Hack