How and Why you should Update WordPress
Introduction A new version of WordPress, “Misha” 6.1, was released on 1 November. The WordPress framework is now so popular that it is running 43% of websites across the globe, and there are regular updates. WordPress’ position as the number 1 CMS...
Improve your Email Security with SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Introduction This is written specifically for confident IT users. If you are not in this category, please get support from someone who is. This article shows you the main steps to set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for your email systems; it is not a comprehensive technical...
4 Ways To Improve Your Website’s Safety
All Websites are a Target Don’t assume your website is safe because it’s small or your business is small. They use code scripts called ‘bots’ to look for easy targets and they are after the hardware resource (your web server) and traffic (your...
WordPress Security in March/April 2021
In the News – Facebook leaks personal data of millions of users Every month a big company or government department suffers a major IT security breach. This month Business Insider has exposed the online leak of 533 million Facebook users’ personal details...
WordPress Security in Feb. 2021 (updated)
Most Hacks Can Be Avoided Easily It’s out-of-date plugins and themes that are the main reason WordPress sites get hacked. Most studies of breaches show that the time to detect them is over 200 days! Most of these website hacks could be avoided by applying a...
WordPress Security in December 20
Avoid 60% of Hacks Easily Outdated plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked. And most breach studies show that the time to detect a breach is over 200 days! 60% of website hacks could be avoided by applying a patch that was available. Logging...
WordPress Security Issues in November 20 and previous 2 months
60% of Hacks Easy to Avoid 60% of website hacks could be avoided by applying a patch that was available. Outdated plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked. And most breach studies show that the time to detect a breach is over 200 days! Logging...
WordPress Security Vulnerabilities in August 20
Statistics show that 60% of website breaches involve vulnerabilities for which a patch was available but not applied. Outdated plugins and themes are still the #1 reason WordPress sites get hacked. See below for new WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities disclosed...