Alerts and Warnings
Good time to change your (too-frequently-used) passwords
FYI, if you re-use passwords it might be a good time to a) change passwords on your most critical accounts (bank, Google, Facebook, business websites, you-know-better-than-I-do…) Because thanks to a recent release of 1.4 BILLION username/password pairs hackers are having a field day! Breaking: Aggressive WordPress Brute Force Attack Campaign Started Today, 3am UTC From…
Read MoreOnce you get your website secure it’s easy to keep it secure!
It’s a mistake to say “WordPress is insecure.” Yes, it may have once been insecure but then Toyota’s cars once had motorcycle engines! A lot’s changed. David Hayes recently said this very clearly. It is very common for people who know very little about WordPress to say that it’s insecure. And there’s some reasons from history that this diffuse…
Read MoreHas Your Account Been Breached? How Would You Know??
It’s more common than you’d think! Today, millions of websites are vulnerable to attacks including top brands like LinkedIn, Adobe, Target and more. However, when companies refuse to release or even admit their mistakes, it can leave the rest of us out in the open with our usernames and passwords. Luckily, there’s a site that…
Read MoreGoogle Chrome Now Displays Warnings for Unencrypted Websites
You heard that right! It is estimated that Google Chrome has over 1 billion users today. Given that it’s one of the most popular and up-to-date web browsers, I am glad they’re finally taking a step in the direction of alerting users when a site is not secure. This labeling system is currently active…
Read MoreThe Worst SiteGround Hosting is Better than the Best GoDaddy Shared Hosting
I’m going to be real blunt here and say don’t use GoDaddy for shared hosting. Just don’t. I’m going to go further and say if you are using GoDaddy for shared hosting stop. Just stop. I hate saying it because there are some very nice people at GoDaddy. Great support people. The company is really committed to WordPress…
Read MoreIt’s finally time to start adding secure certificates to your site
We’ve known for a while that Google was going to start dinging sites that didn’t encrypt their connections to protect their user’s private communications. Now we have a date: Jan. 31. If your hosting company isn’t yet providing nearly free certificates, or totally free ones from Let’s Encrypt or a similar certificate authority then… might be time to think…
Read MoreWordPress market share passes 27%
People occasionally ask me why we specialize on WordPress even though we could support numerous other platforms. To say “that’s where all the websites are” would be overstating it a bit. But it’s not and understatement to say “27% of all websites now run WordPress.” Here’s the lead paragraph for the post on WP Tavern. WordPress Passes…
Read MoreSecurity Alert: If you’ve got a Dropbox account go change your password now
It’s always a good idea to use good passwords. But passwords are only as good as the security on the database that stores them. If you’re a Dropbox user (a service RealBasics uses to share files and folders with our clients, by the way) you’ll want to change your password now. Here’s the scoop from tech news site…
Read MoreHow to make sure those Mother’s-Maiden-Name “security” questions are really secure
Even if you only read the newspapers you’re probably aware that usernames and passwords aren’t very secure from determined hackers. Turns out those “security” questions they ask can be even less secure — in some cases while your passwords are encrypted your answers may be stored in plain text! How is this a problem? How…
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