Category: Security
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Vulnerability Scanning with Nessus
All software has bugs. Everyone has experienced waiting for your laptop, tablet or phone to install some critical update, or had their computer crash with a spinning wheel of death or blue screen. Bugs in software are generally faults in the programming code or mistakes in the logic of the code. Programmers make mistakes, programming…
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Keeping your WordPress site secure
WordPress currently powers over 40% of the Web which is a massive number of Websites. One of the key selling points for using WordPress is how easy it is to get started, particularly for non-technical people. I started using WordPress around 2008 as an easy way to build websites for clients because I could easily…
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Testing the security of your WordPress users
If you have any sort of Internet accessible WordPress site, it’s a good idea to keep it secure from attackers. One of the most common attacks Website owners will face is brute-force login attempts where an attacker will try and compromise your website by “guessing” your password by force. Particularly if you have multiple users…