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Symantec SSL Certificates will have to be replaced soon. Are you up to date?
Starting in the fall of 2018, sites that have a Symantec SSL certificate installed will show up as a non-secured site. According to Wordfence, these will have to be replaced soon in order for your site to show up as a secured site and these SSL certificates will be...
read moreUpdate your WordPress Version to 4.9.6 and your themes and plugins!
Lots of updates going on with WordPress lately. Wordpress needs to be updated on an ongoing basis to keep up with new features, work out bugs, and update for security reasons. This month WordPress updated to version 4.9.6 and plugins and themes will follow. Always...
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Update WordPress to Version 4.9.5
Always make sure you update to the newest version of WordPress as soon as they become available. In the present time, all sites, especially content management systems like WordPress, are vulnerable to security attacks. Updates are crucial to the security of any...
read moreWordfence PSA about Ransomware and Attacks on Atlanta
In the past few days the City of Atlanta has been hit with a ransomware attack. Several major computer systems that provide city services have been encrypted by an attacker. The attacker is demanding $51,000 worth of bitcoin to decrypt the systems, and the city has...
read moreProtect your WordPress site against password leak attacks
Hackers of WordPress sites have their common practices of trying to get into your site by common used passwords. We always suggest that you use a strong security plugin like one of the 3 top WordPress security plugins we have recommended. Security practices like an...
read moreWarning on Spam Emails for Domain Renewals
Of course, spam emails are everywhere. You know, you get them on a daily basis in your spam box if your email account marks them as spam, but sometimes they go right into your inbox. So what is going to keep you safe from these annoying spam emails? How do you know...
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How to clean up a hacked WordPress site
If you have been hacked and warned through search engines that your Wordpress site has been compromised, you may wonder how this happened and where do you start in clean up of your hacked WordPress site. We know that when a site has been hacked, this is no easy task....
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Wordfence releases a PSA – Replacing SSL and TLS by certain providers
On March 12, 2018 Wordfence Security released a public service anouncement about replacing Your SSL/TLS Certs by Symantec, Thawte, VeriSign, Equifax, GeoTrust and RapidSSL What does this change mean for hosted web sites and Wordpress web sites? This will effect users...
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Switch to Secure Hosting WP and we will install security for WordPress
Now through March 1st 2018, switch your hosting to Secure Hosting WP and we will install security for your WordPress site. Our mission is to make sure your WordPress site is secured as much as possible by using a combination of tools and settings to keep your...
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Even a WordPress site can be hacked without you knowing
As the most popular content management system online, WordPress websites are a common target for hackers, spammers, and other malicious parties. That is why it is vital to take measures to make your website more secure. The goal of most hackers is to infect your...
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Subscribe to Important Notifications
Subscribing to specials, updates, security information just got easy! The team at Secure Hosting WP wants to make sure we make securing your WordPress or any other platform you choose on Secure Hosting WP as easy as possible now by giving you desktop or mobile push...
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Newest Version for WordPress Update Breaks Future Auto-Updates. Manually Update Now!
In the past week, WordPress has updated the version of WordPress to versions 4.9.2 and version 4.9.3 for security and bug fixes. WordPress 4.9.3 was released earlier this week and unfortunately, it broke the auto-update mechanism in WordPress. Sites running 4.9.2 were...
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Wordfence 7 WordPress Security has a new Dashboard
See the new WordFence Dashboard look with the new updates this week. You should always use some type of security to keep your WordPress site secure. One of our Top 3 Security Plugins for WordPress called WordFence has a new look and dashboard with the new update this...
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Get hosting for WordPress on a Monthly Budget!
We know that sometimes starting up a small business and including a budget for a website doesn't always cross your mind! Some hosting companies want an annual hosting cost up front which could really dig into your pocket for upfront costs of having a website. How to...
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Update to WordPress Version 4.9.2 – Security Updates
It is always important to backup and do the WordPress core updates for your site. Most of the time, WordPress updates deal with ongoing security issues and bugs. This Version 4.9.2 deals with some security issues. See the WordPress Core Version4.9.2 Update Details...
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3 Top Security Plugins for WordPress
Overall WordPress is secure and is our number one resource recommendations for content management systems. With all of the WordPress updates, we feel it is most secure to use. However, the ongoing threats of hacking into Wordpress sites is a constant threat. WordPress...
read more51 Amazing Facts You Probably Don’t Know About WordPress
Throughout the years, WordPress has evolved from a simple blogging platform into a versatile content management system. Today, this open source software tool enables you to create anything between a simple blog and a fully functional website. The popularity...
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8 Reasons Why Cybercrime Had a Banner Year – The LastPass Blog
The security industry has a habit of using terms like “ever-advancing” and “always-evolving” in relation to security threats like malware. After a while those terms seem more like throwaways considering the frequency of use. But then 2017 happened, and those...
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WordPress Supply Chain Attacks: An Emerging Threat – WordFence Announces
Wordfence announces new threats on WordPress sites on Jan 3rd, 2018 - As always we encourage extra security for your WordPress site. These should come from dedicated security providers and specifically for WordPress sites. From Wordfence on Jan. 3rd, 2018 In the last...
read moreMassive Cryptomining Campaign Targeting WordPress Sites – WordFence Warns!
On Monday we wrote about the massive spike in brute force attacks on WordPress sites that Wordfence observed. As reported, it was the most intense period of attacks they had ever recorded. They believe that a single botnet is behind the attacks. The Following From...
read moreBackdoor in Captcha Plugin Affects 300K WordPress Sites – Wordfence Warns
The WordPress repository recently removed the plugin Captcha over what initially appeared to be a trademark issue with the current author using “WordPress” [Editors note: the original page has been removed, we’re now linking to a screen shot.] in their brand name....
read moreBreaking: Aggressive WordPress Brute Force Attack Campaign Started Today, 3am UTC
A massive distributed brute force attack campaign targeting WordPress sites started this morning at 3am Universal Time, 7pm Pacific Time. The attack is broad in that it uses a large number of attacking IPs, and is also deep in that each IP is generating a huge number...
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Wordfence New Service Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
The Wordfence team regularly discovers security issues with commercial services, such as WordPress hosting providers, that put their users at risk. In some cases, the issue is quite severe, putting thousands of websites at risk simultaneously. In these instances, our...
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Wordfence Is Now Defiant
Wordfence announcement - don't worry, same great security for your WordPress site. as we highly recommend this plugin for monitoring your security on your WordPress site. Wordfence Is Now DefiantThis entry was posted in Wordfence on November 21, 2017 by Mark Maunder...
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WordPress 4.9 “Tipton”
Major Customizer Improvements, Code Error Checking, and More! Version 4.9 of WordPress, named “Tipton” in honor of jazz musician and band leader Billy Tipton, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.9 will smooth your design...
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Wordfence Security – Added Protection for WordPress Sites
If you have a WordPress website or any website, you need to have that extra security and monitoring for your site. Using Wordfence™ has been a most helpful tool when monitoring your site, sign-ins, logging of changes in core files, notifications up needed updates and...
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