a little knowledge can go a long way » WordPress http://nrocy.com internet marketing tidbits Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Hacked Yet? http://nrocy.com/wordpress/hacked-yet http://nrocy.com/wordpress/hacked-yet#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:16:48 +0000 Paul http://nrocy.com/?p=18 With the explosion of popularity of the WordPress platform, it has sadly become a prime candidate for attack.

Firstly, please realise that you are not immune!  These attacks can be completely automated so the fact that you’re small/niche won’t make any difference.

Version 2.8.3 of WordPress was released today, a security release that fixes another hole in the WordPress platform.

Stay Safe

You owe it to both your readership and yourself to keep your blog as up to date as possible.

How likely is someone to trust you if you inadvertedly infect their machine or send them to a dodgy website?

Keep an eye on the top of your Wordpress admin area for the prompts to install a new version:

WordPress Upgrade Prompt

WordPress Upgrade Prompt

Upgrade

WordPress has a number of upgrade options, though for the more technically minded it’s well worth Updating WordPress with Subversion.

If you’d like more info or help, leave a comment and I’ll try to assist :-)

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