ETS is requiring that all web forms include a CAPTCHA field for security purposes. The CAPTCHA service has already been pre-registered with your WordPress site’s Gravity Forms plugin. A CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot. The term CAPTCHA ...
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Site Administrators are bestowed a lot of power with an administrator account. But with that power comes great responsibility. Admins should be aware that they have the unfiltered_html capability. Editor and contributor roles are restricted from posting these types of scripts into the text editor. Upon save, any potentially dangerous HTML markup or JavaScript will get ...
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Overview The most frequent type of attack against WordPress is a brute force attack against the login page. Hackers will use automated software in attempt to gain access to a website by trying different combinations of usernames and passwords repeatedly, until a correct combination is found. When usernames are displayed, the hacker’s odds of finding ...
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If you are a website administrator, part of your responsibility may involve maintaining the users for your WordPress site. It is good housekeeping as well as proper security practice to remove users that no longer need access to your website. For example, if a user leaves your agency, you must remove their user account from ...
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