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Brute-Force Attack on WordPress Sites (Summary)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Lorelle VanFossen
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wordpress-securityIn “The Brute-Force Password Attack on WordPress Sites” on Lorelle on WordPress I explain the recent brute-force password attacks are on WordPress and other PHP-based web publishing platforms and offer tips on how to protect and secure your site.

If you are participating in any of my WordPress and web publishing courses, this article will be added to the required reading list on security.

Posted in WordPress, wordpress intro, wordpress tips, WordPress Under the Hood | Tagged evil, login, malware, passwords, security, wordpress, wordpress security | Leave a reply

Lorelle VanFossen is a trainer and educator on web publishing, blogging, social media, user experience (UX), podcasting, multimedia, and WordPress. This is her educational blog featuring tutorials, instructions, guides, resources, and references (and homework) for students and workshop participants.

Lorelle is currently teaching at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, and providing private and group training sessions online and on site.

For information on other courses and training programs, contact Lorelle.

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