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Here's are 3 reasons why should never use a free URL shortener or link cloaking service: 1) A lot of ISPs block them because they often collect your data and share it with other sites. ISPs don't like that! And what happens if they get hacked and/or blacklisted? Don't take a chance in letting your links get blocked. 2) You don't control the service, so if they go out of business all your links quit working. Think about it. Do you keep a record … [Read more...]
Not much shocks me anymore, but my friend Christine Cobb gave me a link to a video on YouTube where a Godaddy user shares his screen. His "new" Godaddy account is either hacked, merged, glitch-y or I have no clue what happened! Warning: Video has some vulgar text. And the video may make you a bit dizzy, but watch it in it's entirety to see how messed up his account is: Be sure to read the author's (Noun Verber) description on YouTube for more … [Read more...]
On February 1, 2013 Twitter announced to the public that they suffered a security breach and your account may be affected. This week, we detected unusual access patterns that led to us identifying unauthorized access attempts to Twitter user data. We discovered one live attack and were able to shut it down in process moments later. However, our investigation has thus far indicated that the attackers may have had access to limited user information – … [Read more...]
A guest post submitted by Robert Nelson Recently Homeland Security announced that JAVA had a weakness in Java Security that would allow installation of malicious software or malware. The mere fact that any US government agency would do so is rare. This Java exploit problem affects all PCs, so it doesn't matter if you are using Linux, have a Mac, or a Windows machine. There has been a patch issued by Oracle, which doesn't completely solve the … [Read more...]
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 network creation, scheduled post glitches, problems with the wp-admin area's scripts, some plugin error messages, and more. Be sure to check out the list at Codex … [Read more...]
Content creation is a great way to bring in more prospects and profits. And you do want more prospects and profits, right? The struggle for many content marketers, both new and experienced, is consistently coming up with ideas for creating content. I've noticed that many go through a few stages in their struggle to come up with content ideas. Let's take a closer look at those three stages and more importantly, what to do about each one. 3 … [Read more...]
A WordPress pingback vulnerability has been reported that could put your site's security at risk for a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) attack. Many WordPress bloggers use pingbacks and trackbacks to get notifications when someone links to their posts. I am one that likes to use them as well. But unfortunately, this new pingback vulnerability puts all our WordPress sites at risk. A big thanks goes out to Bogdan Calin at Acunetix for his … [Read more...]
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 improvements. Check out this quick video to see some of the highlights of WordPress 3.5: Although there are no noted security fixes in WordPress 3.5, there … [Read more...]
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 have left their customers to fend for themselves. To BlueLayerMedia Customers, On the evening of October 17th, hackers exploited our systems and decrypted … [Read more...]
How often do we make it easy for cyberintruders, whether internal or external, to hack into our businesses, websites or WordPress blogs? Are we not taking the protective measures to ensure security and safety on what we value the most or giving others a reason to believe we care about their security and safety as well? Let’s review a report that came out on July 12, 2012, written by Brad Reed, that speaks loudly of the importance of having strong … [Read more...]
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WordPress Security and Comments (3 Mistakes Blog Owners Make)
WordPress security doesn't stop with just using a strong password, keeping your site up to date, and using a good hosting provider. Your blog comments are part of WordPress security too. Unwanted comments have the potential of making you lose readers, ruin your site's reputation, get your blog attacked by a malicious hacker, or harm your site visitors computers (a rogue link can inject computer viruses). Here's 3 mistakes I see blog owners make with … [Read more...]