Why Is an Insignificant Site Like Mine Being Attacked? I get asked this question a lot, in fact, I was asked it yesterday. Just remember, all hacking is a numbers game and done by bots, read on… This question came in from Keith, a Premium Wordfence customer. We’ve dealt with this question a few times […]
We took a hacker to a café and, in 20 minutes, he knew where everyone else was born, what schools they attended, and the last five things they googled.By Maurits Martijn, from De Correspondent In his backpack, Wouter Slotboom, 34, carries around a small black device, slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes, with an […]
As a flymedia client with a WordPress website & managed updates, you don’t need to watch this, because I’m doing it for you. If you have chosen to do your WordPress updates yourself, I advise you watch this video. Last week we emailed a small group of our customers asking them to contribute questions for […]
You have probably noticed the gradual increase in the number of ads over the past two years selling “cyber insurance,” or insurance that covers a hack. The market for this kind of insurance has been growing. According to a 2017 Deloitte report on cyber insurance, the market is currently $1.5 to $3 billion dollars in […]
Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering Read this… It turns out that just asking is often the easiest way in. Source: Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering […]
This is what can happen if you use the same passwords over and over Police told Kristy Jasper that fraudsters may have been able to steal from her because she had the same password for 12 online accounts. Read the flymedia ‘how to make a good password’ page here. or read the full article by […]
WordPress blogs defaced in hack attacks This hack applies to sites that were not updated to version 4.7.2. All flymedia customers with managed WordPress updates had their sites updated within a few hours of the release being made available. Clients without managed updates should update their sites immediately. More than a million pages have been […]
Occasionally at Wordfence we publish posts that are public service announcements that help the broader online community including your team, friends and relatives. Today I’m publishing a guide that will help improve your overall personal cyber security. This guide focuses on the basics: How to reduce the truly important life altering risks that we face from […]
Have you ever been on the Internet when you came across a checkbox that says “I’m not a robot?” In this video, ‘Zuck That’ explain how those checkboxes (No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHAs) work as well as why they exist in the first place. source […]
In this post, IThemes Security will outline a few of the most common WordPress security issues, along with steps you can take to secure and protect your WordPress site. Source: 5 Common WordPress Security Issues […]