2FA, the common abbreviation for two-factor authentication is a word often spoken about when one is setting up a website or account where security is vital. With more and more confidential information being uploaded on the net, it makes sense to add additional measures to prevent hackers from … [Read more...] about Enabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for a PayPal Account
How to Login to Your WordPress Site
This is a tutorial for the video answers to top WordPress questions series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started with WordPress. In this tutorial, you will learn: The typical way to gain access to your WordPress Dashboard, and how to change your password if … [Read more...] about How to Login to Your WordPress Site
Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site
Many of us have heard of "firewalls" in terms of hardware or software, and how they protect an asset like a network or a computer from external attack. Well, a web application isn't exempt from the list of "assets" that one may need to protect when working (or playing) on the … [Read more...] about Adding Firewalls to Your WordPress Site
HeartBleed Vulnerability and WordPress Site Owners (What You Need to Know)
There has been a lot of press on the HeartBleed bug recently and it is scaring a lot of WordPress site owners/admins. Since we have a popular security plugin, we are getting a lot of questions about this. So, in this article I will explain what HeartBleed bug is and what you need to do on your … [Read more...] about HeartBleed Vulnerability and WordPress Site Owners (What You Need to Know)
Implementing CAPTCHA on Your WordPress Login Page
WordPress is vulnerable to Brute Force attacks. This is when the attacker will keep on trying to guess the password for a WordPress account, all the while assuming that he/she/it knows the username. This can be done manually or with a script. A would-be hacker, in most cases, simply needs to know … [Read more...] about Implementing CAPTCHA on Your WordPress Login Page
All In One WP Security Plugin – Using the ‘Cookie Based Brute Force Login Attack’ Prevention Feature
The All In One WP Security & Firewall plugin by Tips and Tricks HQ is much more than just a protection tool for the all important htaccess and wp-config files. Among other things, there are also some basic, intermediate and advanced firewall protection strategies that can be applied to the … [Read more...] about All In One WP Security Plugin – Using the ‘Cookie Based Brute Force Login Attack’ Prevention Feature
Tips to Secure Your WordPress Site Against Brute Force Login Attacks
You may have heard of, or have fell victim to, the recents attacks on WordPress driven sites across the Web. Since about a week ago, a botnet consisting of a cluster of "tens of thousands" of computers was used to attempt to gain access to WordPress sites. And some say, it was just … [Read more...] about Tips to Secure Your WordPress Site Against Brute Force Login Attacks
Two Simple PayPal Security Related Tips
If you are using any of my WordPress shopping cart plugins (WP eStore or WP Simple Shopping Cart) then chances are that you have a PayPal account and making a bit of money selling your stuff online too. Next step is to keep your money safe so you don't loose it from hacking related issues or get … [Read more...] about Two Simple PayPal Security Related Tips