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Getting the Most From Wordfence Premium
This entry was posted in Wordfence, WordPress Security on April 18, 2018 by Kathy Zant 5 RepliesIf your WordPress site matters, upgrading to Wordfence Premium gives you the best protection available. And at $99 per year, it is incredibly affordable. Once...
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From Baidu to Google’s Open Redirects
Last week, we described how an ongoing massive malware campaign began using Baidu search result links to redirect people to various ad and scam pages. It didn’t last long. Soon after the publication of that article, the bad actors changed the links to use...
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Casino’s High-Roller Database Compromised by a Single IoT Thermometer
It’s no secret that IoT devices have caused some issues with security in the past. They’ve been used by cybercriminals to topple networks and hack into homes. Oh, and now breach casinos. You heard correctly – a vulnerable IoT thermometer, which was being used...
read moreThe Device-to-Cloud Cybersecurity Company – Our Essence in a Few Words
Describe yourself in 3-5 words. Quite a challenge, isn’t it? I’ve been in my fair share of interviews. More than any other question, this challenge to define myself leaves me tongue-tied and mystified – even though I know it’s coming. Even though I have...
read moreContent Security Policy
As a website owner, it’s a good idea to be aware of the security issues that might affect your site. For example, Cross-site Scripting (XSS) attacks consist of injecting malicious client-side scripts into a website and using the website as a propagation method....
read moreWPWeekly Episode 312 – Dragon Drop, WordPress Accessibility Statement, and WooCommerce GDPR
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I start the show by sharing our thoughts on Mark Zuckberberg’s congressional hearing. We then discuss what’s new in Gutenberg 2.6 and describe our user experience. We let you know what’s in WooCommerce 3.3.5 and discuss...
read moreFinancial Services and GDPR: What 200 Professionals Told Us About Their Data Protection
When the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (DPR) comes into full force May 25, European citizens will receive greater privacy protection and regulators will have a strengthened authority to take action against businesses that breach the...
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Unwanted Ads via Baidu Links
The malware attack that began as an installation of malicious Injectbody/Injectscr WordPress plugins back in February has evolved since then. Some of the changes were documented as updates at the bottom of the original blog post, however, every week we see...
read moreTheme Review Changes Place More Onus Onto Theme Authors
The WordPress Theme Review team has implemented changes that simplify the process and places more responsibility onto theme authors. Theme reviewers now only need to check the following items to pass a theme. Licensing Malicious or egregious stuff Content...
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Group Chat Etiquette: 10 Tips to Help Your Family Navigate the Digital Chatter
Technology is touching and transforming nearly every area of our lives, especially our relationships. The group chat, for instance, is replacing face-to-face conversations. With that digital shift, comes unspoken etiquette, safety considerations, and a level of...
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Hacked Website Trend Report – 2017
We are proud to be releasing our latest Hacked Website Trend Report for 2017. This report is based on data collected and analyzed by the Sucuri Remediation Group (RG), which includes the Incident Response Team (IRT) and the Malware Research Team (MRT). The data...
read moreAn Update to My Gutenberg Experience
Not long after I published my experience with Gutenberg, developers reached out to me to work on some of the issues I mentioned. Riad Benguella figured out why meta boxes were not collapsing or expanding. It turns out that some meta boxes depend on the post...
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