Comment Spam: Where it comes from and the best defense to protect your WordPress site. If you have a blog and have comments turned on, no doubt you are in the battle against comment spam. It may be long text with lots of links in a foreign language with a few smiley faces thrown in or it may be … Read more about The Never Ending Battle Against Comment Spam
WordPress 2012 Survey – Do Your Part to Help Make WordPress Better!
WordPress 2012 Survey is open! It's your time to help the WordPress community by taking the WordPress 2012 Survey. The survey is for anyone who uses WordPress, including bloggers, businesses, and developers. It only takes a couple of minutes to complete and your input will help make WordPress … Read more about WordPress 2012 Survey – Do Your Part to Help Make WordPress Better!
WordPress 3.4.1 & 3.3.3 Maintenance and Security Fixes Released
WordPress Security News: WordPress 3.4.1 was just released to the public which includes 18 bug fixes and security hardening. WordPress 3.4.1 fixes a security issues and has some extra security hardening. The vulnerabilities in WordPress 3.4 contained a potential information disclosure and a bug that … Read more about WordPress 3.4.1 & 3.3.3 Maintenance and Security Fixes Released
Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 27, 2012
Join the @WPSecurityLock team at the Online Safety and Internet Security Twitter Chat! June is National Internet Safety Month. Learn about Internet security and online safety by attending the #OnlineSafety Twitter Chat with @Verizon, @VzHome and @StaySafeOnline. Get online security tips from the … Read more about Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 27, 2012
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
WordPress Security Plugin Report: Vulnerabilities and Fixes – 06-22-2012
WordPress Security Report of Plugin Vulnerabilities and Security Fixes/Patches On June 22, 2012, I checked WordPress security on the following plugins reported with vulnerabilities. Important! When a plugin exploit is found, the bad guys brag about it online and can cause mass hack attacks on … Read more about WordPress Security Plugin Report: Vulnerabilities and Fixes – 06-22-2012
Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 21, 2012
Join the @WPSecurityLock team at the Online Safety and Security Twitter Chat! June is National Internet Safety Month. Let's help protect each other Online! This Twitter chat is about Internet security and online safety with @Verizon, @VzHome and @StaySafeOnline. Learn to be safe online and win … Read more about Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 21, 2012
WordPress Security Theme Report: Vulnerabilities and Fixes 06-19-2012
WordPress Security Report of Theme Vulnerabilities and Security Fixes On June 19, 2012, I checked security on the following themes reported with security vulnerabilities. Important! When a theme is cracked into, unfortunately the bad guys boast about it online which can cause hack attacks on those … Read more about WordPress Security Theme Report: Vulnerabilities and Fixes 06-19-2012