The Perils of Passwords

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One of the most popular articles in last week’s NY Times was “If Your Password is 123456, Just Make it HackMe.” You’re probably laughing right now, but take a look at the article, and you might stop laughing when you realize that your favorite password — the one you thought was so clever — is actually on [...]

How To Tell If Your Website Has Been Hacked

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In my previous posting, I discussed how users who don’t upgrade to the most recent version of WordPress can leave their websites vulnerable to hacking. But all types of websites can be hacked — not just those built with WordPress. “If you own or manage a website, you are responsible for that website’s security. Compromised [...]

One Great Reason to Upgrade WordPress

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If you’re using WordPress, sooner or later you’re going to log in to your site and see this horrifying message: “WordPress 2.X is available! Please update now.” You might have a flashback to previous disasters with software upgrades (does the blue screen of death ring a bell?) and decide that your site is working just [...]