This post explains how WordPress owners can lock down and fully protect their website, and improve server performance. It is achieved by denying access to WordPress Admin by allowing only known IP Addresses to access the area. All Ripefruit hosting clients with WordPress are fully protected If a client sees a 404 or 500 Forbidden […]
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LastPass = Fail & Pass
This is the DUMBEST most overzealous, ridiculous piece of security EVER? LastPass does not recognise the device AFTER I have entered the correct username and MASTER password! What does LastPass do.. it sends me a fucking email! I can’t get into my emails you drop kicks. I have over 50 email accounts, which is WHY […]
Ransomware – What Is It & How To Remove
Ransomware is a particularly invasive form of malware that takes a victim’s data or device and holds it hostage (or displays bogus claims of illegal activity, porn usage or suggests that a system is already infected with viruses) until a sum of money is handed over in order to secure its release. While ransomware has […]
Wordfence Alert Alert
I’m frustrated! I continually receive these Wordfence Alert emails from the Wordfence plugin, except they are 100% wrong. The two anomalies that Wordfence refuse to accept are: We have BLOCKED all access to the login page by IP Address via .htaccess file Using another plugin, we have changed the name of the login page. I […]
Windows 10 Upgrade Review
Like many, on Saturday 1st August 2015 I downloaded and installed Windows 10 replacing my Windows 9 operating system. Largely the download and install went very well. I worked on a second PC during the update which took over an hour. On finally installing, a welcome screen invited me to customize Windows 10 or go with […]