WordPress Security Blog
WooThemes Security Patch – Critical Update
WooThemes released a security patch today for their theme framework. The vulnerability is related to a preview function and allows visitors to run and to see the output of any shortcodes used by your theme. Unfortunately, the vulnerability is now widely known (having been published on the Internet before the … [Read More...]
Free Live Security Training with Regina Smola 03/21/2012
I'd like to invite you to a free security webinar I'll be speaking at on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Webinar Details: MyNAMS Live Training Webinar Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012Time: 8:00 - 9pm Eastern Time(Convert to your timezone) Topic: Protecting Your Business Assets Description: How to Spot Danger … [Read More...]
WordPress Security Tip: DreamHost Enable Enhanced Security and Extra Web Security
Tighten Your WordPress Security on Dreamhost to Protect Your Blog I've been cleaning alot of WordPress sites infected with malware on DreamHost lately. I am finding some common denominators that put users hosting accounts and WordPress sites at risk:Used One-Click Installs to install the WordPress … [Read More...]
WordPress Security Tip: Use Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner Plugin
Help increase security on your WordPress blog by using the Timthumb Vulnerability Scanner Plugin! TimThumb is a PHP script that crops, zooms, and resizes images. It's commonly used in WordPress themes and plugins. This script uses a cache directory from within your wp-content directory to grab and resize … [Read More...]
Are Your WordPress Plugins Making Your Site Slow And Vulnerable?
You'll find me talking on the blog and in my email blasts about WordPress plugin security, but one area I haven't covered is how plugins can slow your website down. Did you know that even if a WordPress plugin is disabled it can still affect your site's load time? Yes, it's true! Every time someone opens … [Read More...]
WordPress 3 For Business Bloggers Review
Wordpress 3 for Business Bloggers by Paul Thewlis"Covers everything you need to develop a custom look for your blog, use analytics to understand your visitors, market your blog online,and foster connections with other bloggers to increase your traffic and the value of your blog"Many of you inquire … [Read More...]
WordPress 3 Cookbook Review
Wordpress 3 Cookbook by Ric Shreves"Focuses on providing solutions to common WordPress problems so that you can translate your site to one of the best"We found this book to be very helpful in many areas especially when it comes to advertising and SEO, but this book covers almost everything you can … [Read More...]
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