WordPress and Securing Your Website

[Adam DickerAdam Dicker is verified member.]

Robert Abela from WpWhiteSecurity.com wrote a piece that anyone using Word Press for their websites should read. Abela takes a look at some recent stats about Word Press and how you can protect your site. From the article: According to statistics From 40,000+ WordPress Websites in Alexa Top 1 Million, more than 70% of WordPress […]

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[draggar]

People always forget one tactic that will make most brute force attacks worthless - don't use ADMIN as you admin login.

 

[jaydub]

Just clicked on your "more" link Adam (with this URL...http://theartofthename.com/wordpress-and-securing-your-website/)and was sent to a page for Covert Viral Builders, with this message...

....This blog is using an unactivated version of the Covert Viral Wizard theme
If this is your blog, please log in to your WP admin area to activate your theme.


....just a heads up

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

Hi Adam,

I got the same message.

"This blog is using an unactivated version of the Covert Viral Wizard theme
If this is your blog, please log in to your WP admin area to activate your theme.

If you are just visiting this blog then click on the banner
below to see what this powerful theme can do for your own blogs!"

Cheers.

 

[Chuck]

Thanks we are looking at that

 

[Deleted member 78222]

Also got the covert viral theme message when visiting the index page.

 

[Chuck]

Yes, we are looking at it, should be up shortly.