Protecting Your Blog
If you run a website it is important to take precautions to avoid hacker attacks.
If you use WordPress it is important to keep your WordPress install up-to-date. The latest WordPress patches certain vulnerabilities, however, there are some other precautions you can take to avoid some of the potential problems out there.
Matt Cutts wrote a post about protecting your WordPress install. The first point is the real tip, the second one has been fixed in recent versions of WordPress, and the third is just a good idea for regular RSS readers.
I have tried and tested Matt’s recommendation. To avoid plagiarism and to avoid me getting RSI strain I recommend following the instructions in his article on filtering visitors to the admin area of WordPress by IP address.
Another important consideration to keep your PC safe, as well as avoid any potentially sensitive information being picked up by phishing websites is to have up-to-date antivirus software as well as using firewall software. For PC users these means using antivirus software other than the standard Windows XP or Windows Vista incorporated firewall.
For more information on avoiding phishing scams have a look at the APWG website.
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