by Press Wizards | Apr 11, 2014 | Featured Articles, News and Updates, Security, WordPress
I’m pleased to announce that Web Wizards and all our customer web sites are not affected by the Heartbleed SSL encryption bug, we never ran the affected version of the OpenSSL library that included the data leak bug. For more details on Heartbleed and what it...
by Press Wizards | Jan 23, 2014 | Featured Articles, Security, WordPress
We’ve been working hard on different service areas to improve security, prevent spam, upgrade our systems, and offer more value to our customers. Here’s a summary of all the recent efforts for you to review. Secure Control Panel Access To improve security,...
by Press Wizards | Oct 24, 2013 | Featured Articles, Security, WordPress
Maintaining the WordPress core updates just became a little easier, thanks to the latest version of WordPress, v3.7, released October 24th. It adds quite a bit of functionality under the hood, most you won’t notice, but one big feature is automatic minor...
by Press Wizards | Apr 13, 2013 | Featured Articles, Security, WordPress
As you’re reading this, there’s almost a hundred thousand computers across the globe in an automated “botnet” attack against any WordPress installations they come across, trying to repeatedly guess the password of “admin” usernames,...
by Press Wizards | Mar 19, 2013 | Featured Articles, Security, Tips and Tricks, WordPress
Recently there’s been more and more sites getting infected with malware via automated scripts because of weak passwords or insecure non-updated WordPress sites. Here’s a few tools and tips we recommend to secure your WordPress web site better. First, start...
by Press Wizards | Jan 25, 2013 | Featured Articles, Security, WordPress
WordPress version 3.5.1 is the first maintenance release of 3.5, and it fixes 37 bugs! It also includes three security updates that affect all previous WordPress versions. The major fixes include: Editor: Prevent certain HTML elements from being unexpectedly removed...