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Strengthen Your Security with These 5 WordPress Plugins

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April 17, 2014

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To find more great plugins, check out Torque’s free eBook, The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Plugins. Download it here.  WordPress is the most user-friendly Content Management System (CMS). With its well-crafted software and intuitive nature it now dominates over 20% of the web. Despite the success of WordPress, its pervasive use makes it a growing target for hackers. WordPress, as a platform, is secure, but there are still vulnerabilities that can leave your site exposed. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure site security. WordPress security plugins are an effective option when it comes to securing your site. In […]

An Overview of this Week’s Security Updates

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April 11, 2014

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It’s been a big week for WordPress security. There have been several important security updates this week; including one that arose out of rather unnerving circumstances. These updates make the WordPress space more secure, and participate (more broadly) in the ongoing battle for internet security. Here’s an overview of this week’s security updates: OpenSSL 1.0.1g  Monday, April 7 The week started in a state of panic when the infamous heartbleed bug was announced to the public. A computer security bug (aka heartbleed) has been targeting a security flaw in a widely-adopted security practice for over 2 years. Heartbleed is unique […]

3.8.2 Security Update is Now Available

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April 9, 2014

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WordPress has reached milestone 3.8.2. Yesterday, Andrew Nacin announced the security release—urging users to update their sites right away. The update requires urgency as it addresses substantial security concerns that have been reported to the WordPress security team over the past few months. One security concern that 3.8.2 addresses is site vulnerability to forgery of authentication cookies. The fallacy, identified and resolved Jon Cave, was that attackers could potentially obtain access to WordPress sites by forging authentication cookies. Another change 3.8.2 has provided is new privilege-setting abilities. You can now prevent “Contributors” from publishing unwanted posts. In the announcement, Nacin went […]

iThemes Security (Formerly Better WP Security) Is Now Available

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March 26, 2014

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Security is an ongoing concern for the millions of users, developers, and enthusiasts who make up the WordPress space. And in recent times people are growing more concerned. Over the past year or so, there has been a heightened number of attacks on WordPress-specific sites. So—as a result—WordPress security developers have been forced to up their game. In the realm of WordPress security, plugins are a viable option for providing protection to WordPress websites and blogs. The #1 WordPress security plugin is Better WP Security. With over 1.7 million downloads—it offers extended protection and customer support to its users. Additionally, […]

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