Every website uses web applications, some more intricate than others. More and more website owners are turning to robust web applications like WordPress to build and manage their websites. In fact, over a quarter of all websites on the internet use WordPress as a platform, and nearly half of the web is estimated to utilize some kind of content management system.
This past weekend I found myself at the third annual WordCamp Asheville held at the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA). Asheville is a truly unique place filled with beautiful nature, great food, and friendly people.
SiteLock was a sponsor and I volunteered at the PreCamp, a full day hands-on workshop for those brand new to WordPress.
If you’re a developer, you may already be familiar with the concepts of “Black Box” and “White Box” testing as it pertains to the development life cycle of your software. It’s a simple concept, really. In software development, Black Box Testing is the testing of the design and/or structure of a piece of software by a party that is not familiar with the inner-workings of said software. Conversely, White Box Testing in software development means having a party that is typically familiar with the inner-workings of the software and the intended behavior of the software run the same sorts of tests.
We are stoked to be an Infinity sponsor of this year’s WordCamp Orange County, July 9-10! We’re looking forward to attending new sessions, meeting fellow WordPressers and of course, enjoying the sunshine, ocean and all the OC has to offer. If you’re attending WCOC, be sure to stop by our sponsor table to say hello and pick up fun swag!
Bonus: Check out our very own Evangelist Logan Kipp’s Beginner Workshop “WP Plugins and Security” on Sunday at 10am in the Comet! See you there!
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One question that SiteLock encounters quite often is “Why do I need a firewall when my host has one?” If you haven’t spent a good portion of your life researching firewalls, it’s easy to understand why you’d ask. Most website hosting companies utilize what is generally referred to as a Network Firewall, which is fundamentally different from, but equally as important as, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) like SiteLock® TrueShield™. As a WordPress website owner, it is imperative to understand the roles that each plays in your website’s security.
In Part One below, we’re covering Network Firewalls.
WordPress would be nothing if it weren’t for the thousands of people contributing to this open source software project and community. But what if you’re not a developer or designer? How can you get involved?
If you’ve faced these same questions, you might be surprised to learn that it’s much easier to contribute than you assumed. Unfortunately, many people in the community (the end user) aren’t aware that there are ways to contribute that don’t include writing code.
We’re happy to announce our sponsorship of WordCamp Asheville 2016, June 3-5!
Now on their third year, WordCamp Asheville is planning one of their biggest camps yet with over 325 attendees! We can’t wait to take in the breathtaking views, fresh mountain air, quirky Asheville vibe and tons of new WordPress ideas!
Keep an eye out for our very own evangelist, Adam W. Warner. He’ll be the one wearing the “Secure Your Word” t-shirt!
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Prestige Conference was held immediately following WordCamp Minneapolis, and just a few blocks away at the University of St. Thomas, allowing many WordPressers, such as myself, to pull a double feature in the friendly city of Minneapolis. If you’re not familiar with Prestige, it’s a premium business and career development conference. While not exclusively a WordPress event, the speakers and attendees were predominantly from the WordPress space, offering their familiar flavor of camaraderie and open-source collaboration.
You know that awkward moment when you’re screen sharing with your boss and a Viagra ad appears on your screen? It’s difficult to rebound from an embarrassing moment like that, even when you did nothing to prompt it. These “pharma” hacks happen all the time, and it is just one example of what can happen when a site falls victim to cyberattacks. Luckily, the team at SiteLock is here to help you avoid these rather uncomfortable situations.
SiteLock offers comprehensive, cloud-based website security solutions to businesses of all sizes. We protect websites from a multitude of attacks and threats, pharma hacks being just one example. Check out our video to learn more about who we are, what we do and how some of our products work.
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Bots – The Good, The Bad and The Even Worse
By Lauren Papagalos
On May 31, 2016
In Malware
Bots represent over 60 percent of all website traffic. This means that the majority of your website traffic could be coming from Internet bots, rather than humans. A bot is a software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet. Bots can be put into two categories, “good” and “bad.” Good bots visit websites to perform jobs, like search engine crawling, website health monitoring and website vulnerability scanning. Bad bots perform malicious tasks such as, DDoS attacks, website scraping and comment spam.
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