Monthly Archives: August 2007

Wordpress Security Tip 1: Using .htaccess for protecting directory information

August 26, 2007 – 5:13 pm

Why do you want to hide your directory listing? 
Allowing a Directory listing to be displayed discloses valuable or sensitive information about your site.  Usually, hackers in their Reconnaissance stage try to gain valuable information about your site, and by allowing the viewing of the directory structure, you reveal to them intimate knowledge of your site, [...]

By Ram | Posted in UNIX, Uncategorized, Wordpress Security | Comments (2)

The First 5 Steps for Stronger Wordpress Security

August 18, 2007 – 6:39 pm

Even for do-it-yourself blogs, Wordpress is pretty secure from the get-go. But you must still do more to ensure you never see that dreaded "You've been hacked" Homepage on your blog. I assume you intend to run a very popular site, but here are 5 easy steps you should follow, even if you will be [...]

By Ram | Posted in Security, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Wordpress | Comments (0)