One of our researchers discovered a a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Yoast SEO 3.2.4. They notified Yoast on Tuesday and they have released a fix today. On Tuesday this week we simultaneously released a firewall rule via our security service to all WPSanity customers that has been protecting them from this vulnerability being exploited. If you are using Yoast,... Read More
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April 20, 2016
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Misleading WordPress Hack Statistics While this article on ZDNet makes WordPress sound weak, It’s important to know that the WordPress core has never been hacked. There statement “Nearly 50 percent of hijacked sites in the study were running on WordPress” is quite misleading. Other than the alarming use of statistics, this is a very interesting... Read More
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April 10, 2016
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Hacking Resulting In The Panama Papers Here’s a great story from the awesome people at Wordfence. The news this week has been filled with the so called “Panama Papers” which have resulted in the resignation of at least one world leader, the Icelandic Prime Minister, and have caused controversy to surround others including Russian President Putin... Read More
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December 17, 2015
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Simple Fix That Stops Most WP Hackers WordPress Database is a hacker’s favorite target. It’s a mistake but most people forget to change the database prefix while they install WordPress. This leaves an easy path for hackers to implement a mass attack by targeting the default prefix wp_. The best way to protect your database... Read More
Don't leave an open door for hackers.
The Admin User Is The #1 Target For Hackers Here is a Professionally Instructed Video – with Up To Date Security Techniques Covers the Most Common WP Vulnerabilities. I will be adding a series of these videos to help you secure your WordPress website. This video gives some really simple and smart tips that will... Read More
Harden WordPress to Keep Hackers Out
A Simple Step TO Help Secure WordPress Websites I will be adding a complete “WordPress Security” Video Course that’s perfect for consultants, agencies & online marketers in this series of blog posts. They will be Professionally Instructed – Up To Date Security Techniques Covers the Most Common WP Vulnerabilities. Feel free to call us for... Read More
I just ran across this video and she is spot-on with her WordPress security tips. Katrina echos what I tell all my clients daily. These steps are also covered in our WPSanity WordPress security and maintenance service. I hope you enjoy. Please call if you need assistance. (916) 661-8422 Do It Yourself? Check this out.
Have you ever wanted to move your WordPress installation to a different directory? Well it’s not hard if you know what to do. In this video Don will show you how to move the files, and update the WordPress database properly, and even fix image URL references so that your site works properly once it’s... Read More
Step-by Step, Fix WP URL If you can’t log into your WordPress site because of incorrect settings in your site’s Settings – General WordPress Address -url _________ Site Address -url _____________ These setting are not in any if the Php config files but are located in the mySQL database. – just log into your hosting... Read More
Have you forgotten your WordPress Admin Login password? No big problem. Simply reset and recover it in your cpanel with a few simple steps. This assumes that you can still login to your hosting control panel, and that phpMyAdmin is available in your account. This tutorial will step you through the complete process. It only... Read More
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