Technology is moving faster than ever, and with that comes the need for businesses to remain ahead of the curve and protect their websites from cyber threats. WordPress, one of the world’s leading content management systems, has recently made significant updates to the servers hosting their sites in order to provide a better and more […]
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WordPress is already a very secure platform but it is also the target to a lot of attacks because of its popularity. Security has been covered in great detail by the resources below, but here’s our top recommendations. Secure passwords! Secure passwords should be over 8 characters and include numbers and symbols. We know it’s
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When you setup your new WordPress site, there are a couple of things that will help make things more secure. You can do them later too, but it’ll require a bit more work. First, use a different table prefix from the default ‘wp_’. It’s easy to change this is from the setup screen, but a
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When a new site signs up we do a number of things to make sure it’s backed up, updated, secure, and running smoothly. We think our WP management service is a great value, but we also think these are things every WordPress site should do. So for the do-it-yourselfers out there, here’s how we do
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Updates are important, but they can break your website, so many people just don’t update. The problem is updates aren’t just about new features. Often they contain security fixes. Getting these security fixes is important because malware makers and spammers will scan the internet looking for “unpatched” websites. And since you now have backups, you
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Let’s make sure all users are using a strong password. What’s all this about strong passwords? Well it’s not about people guessing your password, it’s about computers doing it. Computers are fast, really fast, and guessing millions of passwords is pretty easy for them. The longer the password and the more types of characters in
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