Plugins to Enhance WordPress Security
WordPress has become increasingly popular as a platform for creating highly customizable responsive websites. And of course this makes it increasingly attractive as a target for hackers and spammers....
View ArticleScan for Malicious Code in WordPress Sites
How to Scan Your WordPress Site for Potentially Malicious Code WPBeginner.com August 11th, 2014 If you don’t like the video or need more instructions: Theme Authenticity Checker (TAC) Theme...
View ArticleSecurity and Your Small Business Website
A recent article by Megan Totka talks about the increasing targeting of small businesses in cyberattacks. When we think of cyber attacks, our minds often jump to major corporations, millions of...
View ArticleWordPress Security Learning Center
The WordPress Security Learning Center – Wordfence Wordfence.com December 16, 2015 The makers of the WordPress security plugin, Wordfence and Wordfence Premium, announced a new free feature today: The...
View ArticleAutofill security risk in most browsers except Firefox
Here’s why you’ll probably want to turn off browser autofill Globalnews.ca January 18, 2017 It’s annoying to type your personal details — name, address, phone numbers, all the rest of it — every time...
View ArticleFake eMail leads to Browser Hijack and Malware
I’m neither a novice nor naïve when it comes to computers, the internet, and online security issues. However, I have to admit this one slipped by me. I was expecting a package or perhaps two to be...
View ArticleChrome and Firefox Extensions Alert You to Stolen Passwords
With new stories about hacked websites and stolen passwords emerging almost daily, here are some new browser tools that alert you if you sign in anywhere using a password that has been breached. Here’s...
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Google S-Day Arrives: Chrome warns about non-HTTPS sites
True to their word, Google today released version 68 of their Chrome Browser and, as promised, they have changed the way they warn users about potential issues with web sites. In previous versions,...
View ArticleFirefox Users Alert: New TRR feature: why and how to disable it
Mozilla’s new Firefox update puts user security at risk with TRR feature by AnkitGupta, TheWindowsClub.com August 7, 2018 Mozilla is all set to introduce two new features to its Firefox browser in its...
View ArticleSeeing more contact form spam? Contact Form 7 now requires reCaptcha 3
I have been seeing more contact form spam in the past month or so from my own WordPress sites and clients are reporting the same. I assumed this was human spam and that little could be done to prevent...
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Grammarly Adds Junk Code to WordPress Posts and Pages
Grammarly Adds Junk Code to WordPress Posts and Pages By Kris Gunnars, SearchTraffic.com April 4, 2019 When you enable the Grammarly extension in your browser, it scans the text that you type for...
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Yuzo Related Posts Plugin Security Threat
If you have this plugin installed, even if it’s not active, delete it immediately! Yuzo Related Posts Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild by Dan Moen, Wordfence.com April 10, 2019 The Yuzo...
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Avast antivirus spying on and selling user data
I have used Windows Security (formerly Windows Defender) as my only real-time anti-malware and firewall protection for years on all my PCs. Coupled with some common sense about which websites I visit...
View ArticleCAA bug revokes 3 million Let’s Encrypt certificates
Happening Now: Over 2 Percent of Sites Using a Let’s Encrypt TLS Certificate May Throw Security Warnings Wordfence.com Mar 3, 2020 On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 3 million Transport Layer Security (TLS)...
View ArticleWordPress Sites Targeted in Large-Scale Attacks
Make sure you have adequate security in place both on your server and on your WordPress sites. WP Sites Targeted in Large-Scale Attacks by Ram Gall, Wordfence.com May 5, 2020 Wordfence has been...
View ArticleZoom video-conferencing app still a high security risk
This is appalling. After all the security blunders over the past year, mostly involving security holes and woefully inadequate encryption, Zoom is still hanging its users out to dry unless they upgrade...
View ArticleGoogle sued: Privacy invasion in Chrome Incognito Mode
The Chrome browser Incognito Mode is not as Private as you think it is! TheWindowsClub.com June 4, 2020 Google faces $5 billion class-action lawsuit Google Chrome provides users with the Incognito...
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COVID-19 Alert app for iOS and Android released by Canadian Government
The COVID-19 Alert app for iOS and Android has been released by the Canadian Federal Government. However, currently it seems to be supported only in Ontario. COVID Alert Let’s protect each other...
View ArticleWindows Defender and Kaspersky Best Security Software 2020
I have been using Windows Defender (recently re-branded to Microsoft Defender) since Windows 7 and (with the help of Firefox as my default browser) have had no malware issues at all. I highly recommend...
View ArticleEmergency WP 5.5.3 Release
Emergency WP 5.5.3 Release by Matt Barry, Wordfence.com Oct 30, 2020 If you have your WordPress sites set for automatic updates, this is rolling out tonight. If not, you need to update to WP 5.5.3...
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