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. (more…)