Blog Post Tag:

security

Everything You Need To Know About SSL Certificates

By Wil / July 15, 2021

WordPress beginners struggle with the concepts of SSL Certificates. Here’s everything you need to know about SSL certificates and HTTPS.

🔐 Locked Out Of WordPress? – WPQuickies

By Wil / July 5, 2021

In this lunchtime WPQuickies, I’ll run through some ways to get back into WordPress if you find yourself locked out. 🔐

Remember to use these tips only in “White Hat” mode!

Setting Up Wordfence – WPQuickes

By Wil / June 28, 2021

In this lunchtime WPQuickies, I’ll run through how to set up Wordfence properly for your WordPress website.

How 3D-Secure 2.0 Reduces Cart Abandonment

By Wil / February 3, 2021

3D-Secure 2.0 helps reduce cart abandonment by using contextual transaction information for low-cost transactions and biometric security to avoid pop-ups.

WordPress Privacy Tools – WPQuickies

By Wil / November 23, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I talk about WordPress privacy tools for users.

WordPress Security: Passwords – WPQuickies

By Wil / August 10, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I’m continuing the series on WordPress security – this one is on using secure passwords.

WordPress Security Plugins – WPQuickies

By Wil / June 25, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I take a quick look at Security Plugins, why you would need one, what are the top ones and what they do.

Move A WordPress Site To HTTPS – WPQuickies

By Wil / June 18, 2020

In this lunchtime #WPQuickies, I take a quick look at the best ways to move a WordPress website from HTTP to encrypted, safe and secure HTTPS.

9 Best WordPress Backup Plugins 2019

By Wil / February 28, 2019

Backing up your WordPress site is uber critical but there are so many choices. So, what are the best WordPress backup plugins to use in 2019?

Securing your site against XML-RPC attacks

By Wil / October 7, 2017

Should you secure your site by deactivating the XML-RPC service? It may come at a cost to your website! Let’s find out some more.

Why Simple Character Substitution for Passwords is Now a Pile of 5h1t

By Wil / August 12, 2017

Password management guru Bill Burr says we’re all doing passwords wrongly. He regrets his advice of 15 years ago. Find out why?

WordPress 4.0.1 Critical Update

By Wil / November 22, 2014

WordPress has released 4.0.1 as a security update addressing issues with the CMS core. This is a critical update so upgrade today.