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Hackers launch huge DDoS attack using WordPress websites | ITProPortal.com

Hackers launch huge DDoS attack using WordPress websites | ITProPortal.com | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
It’s being reported that hackers have seized control of a number of WordPress sites and are launching DDoS attacks against various websites.

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Gust MEES's curator insight, September 27, 2013 4:43 PM

 

73.2% of the most popular WordPress installations are vulnerable to vulnerabilities which can be detected using free automated tools.

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=WordPress

  
Gust MEES's curator insight, September 27, 2013 4:47 PM

 

73.2% of the most popular WordPress installations are vulnerable to vulnerabilities which can be detected using free automated tools.

 

Learn more:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=WordPress

  

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Curate Real-Time News and Video with WordPress Media Explorer

Curate Real-Time News and Video with WordPress Media Explorer | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

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Stephen Dale's curator insight, September 1, 2013 5:53 AM

Looking forward to when Media Explorer is available for self-hosted Wordpress.org users. Currently limited to WordPress.com users.

Mark McMahon's curator insight, September 5, 2013 1:13 PM

this sounds like really useful stuff......

Mariska Botha's comment, September 11, 2013 8:23 AM
Have to be honest that I love this...
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Presentations | On WordPress.com, you can use shortcodes to build a slide presentation and display it on your site.

Presentations | On WordPress.com, you can use shortcodes to build a slide presentation and display it on your site. | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
On WordPress.com, you can use shortcodes to build a slide presentation and display it on your site. To summarize, with various presentation shortcodes you can: Select different slide transitions Ro...

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Introducing WordPress.com Connect

Introducing WordPress.com Connect | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Today, we're announcing a new feature for developers called WordPress.com Connect, a secure and easy way for millions of WordPress.com users to log in to your website or app. For WordPress.com user...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, August 13, 2013 4:39 PM

 

Looks interesting...

 

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WordPress - One Theme, Three Ways: Customizing iTheme2

WordPress - One Theme, Three Ways: Customizing iTheme2 | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
iTheme2 was originally conceived as a tech blog theme, paying homage to the sleek design of Apple websites. The three blogs we showcase here are proof of its remarkable versatility: not one of them...

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WordPress continues growing steadily

WordPress continues growing steadily | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Auttomatic founder Matt Mullenwag was at WordCamp San Francisco on Saturday to deliver his "State of the Word" 2013 keynote speech. He mentioned that WordPress is now used by 18.9 percent of the We...
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WordPress: Stats Wrangling II: Days, Weeks, and Months

WordPress: Stats Wrangling II: Days, Weeks, and Months | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
If you're like us -- and I think you are -- you can't help but check your blog's stats a few times each day to see how many someones have caught your latest composition, be it a post, poem, video, ...

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Safety and Security of WordPress Blog (Infographic)

Safety and Security of WordPress Blog (Infographic) | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
WordPress is one of the most popular content management system (CMS) in use and around 17% of the websites that are present on the internet these days are powered by this CMS.

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Cyber-Security PracTICE: Verify Your Anti-Malware Solutions!

Cyber-Security PracTICE: Verify Your Anti-Malware Solutions! | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
. . Introduction In previous articles WE discussed already about the responsibility that everyone is responsible for a safer and more secure Internet, that the weakest link in the security chain is...

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The-Security-State-of-WordPress-Top-50-Plugins [pdf]


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The WordPress.com Dashboard Gets a Beautiful Makeover

The WordPress.com Dashboard Gets a Beautiful Makeover | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Each day, you blog, you create, and you make things with your WordPress.com site. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the code that runs WordPress.com gets updated dozens of times a day, as we deploy imp...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 17, 2013 3:58 PM

 

Seriously, I love it as there are more important information on it! BUT, first I thought that my account was hacked when I saw that it changed without any notification! COMMUNICATION could be BETTER, sorry guys ;)

 

===> FIRST making COMMUNICATION about the CHANGE and then doing it and NOT the reverse ;)

 

Learn more about blogs and blogging:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Blogging

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=blogs

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, June 17, 2013 4:04 PM

Seriously, I love it as there are more important information on it! BUT, first I thought that my account was hacked when I saw that it changed without any notification! COMMUNICATION could be BETTER, sorry guys ;)

 

===> FIRST making COMMUNICATION about the CHANGE and then doing it and NOT the reverse ;)

 

Learn more about blogs and blogging:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Blogging

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=blogs

 

 

Dr. Helen Teague's comment, June 21, 2013 4:11 PM
I agree, Gust!
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Customizing Koi: 129 Twig & Vine

Customizing Koi: 129 Twig & Vine | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
The past several months, we've highlighted a number of sites that use some of the popular free themes available on WordPress.com -- Oxygen, Bueno, and Sight to name a few. Visiting a site is a bit ...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 4, 2013 6:07 PM

 

Check it out...

 

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SO, What's THE CHANGE For Teachers In 21st Century Education!?

SO, What's THE CHANGE For Teachers In 21st Century Education!? | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

SO, What's THE Change For Teachers In 21st Century Education!? . This is a general overview only to explain in simple words: I get asked very often and get also a lot of discussions with people...


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6 Ways to Use WordPress That Aren’t Blogging

6 Ways to Use WordPress That Aren’t Blogging | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

We’ve already discussed numerous times that you can use WordPress in a variety of ways. We’ve written articles about it before, but every once in a while, we feel as though that- – as the WordPress platform evolves — we need to issue a refresher.

 

Below are six different ways to use WordPress that aren’t blogging. Nope, you don’t have to use WordPress to blog at all! Some of these ways you may know about, but you may very well not know about the others. That’s why we’re here to help.

 


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WordPress: NEW Theme | Fontfolio

WordPress: NEW Theme | Fontfolio | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Fontfolio is a grid-style theme, perfect for designers, illustrators, and artists. Show off your best work with Featured Images, a clean, responsive layout, two custom menu areas, support for multi...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, August 15, 2013 3:54 PM

 

Fontfolio is a grid-style theme, perfect for designers, illustrators, and artists. Show off your best work with Featured Images, a clean, responsive layout, two custom menu areas, support for multiple post formats, a search field in the header, and optional social network icons.

 

Check out my new blog who uses this theme:

 

http://gustmeeshobbyen.wordpress.com/

 

 

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Think Insights for Canada launches

Think Insights for Canada launches | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Google has decided to expand its Think Insights offerings outside the United States. The search engine giant unveiled the Canadian version of its educational we
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Share Readmill Highlights to Your WordPress Site

Share Readmill Highlights to Your WordPress Site | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
At WordPress.com, we love to read. We're delighted to announce that our partner Readmill has implemented sharing to WordPress in the latest version of their iOS app, already available in the App St...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, August 7, 2013 12:34 PM

 

Now you’re ready to share favorite passages directly to your WordPress site. Highlight your passage in Readmill.


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Publish, Promote, Repeat: Dashboard Tools to Share Your Stuff with the World

Publish, Promote, Repeat: Dashboard Tools to Share Your Stuff with the World | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
You've worked hard all day drafting a post, then click Publish to send it out into the world. Then, you crash for the night.  You've earned it, right? You wake up in the morning, excited to look in...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, July 29, 2013 3:48 PM

 

A MUST read!!!

 

Karen Taylor's curator insight, November 30, 2013 12:05 AM

Getting around my Wordpress blog just became easier. V

ery useful info for newbie bloggers,

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Attackers embedding backdoors into image files

Attackers embedding backdoors into image files | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Sucuri researchers find hackers are using a known, but unusual, way to maintain access to an already compromised server by hiding backdoors inside the headers of legitimate image files

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Gust MEES's curator insight, July 18, 2013 5:33 PM

 

Watch log files for command instances, such as file creation and modification. However, the key point is to stay on top of updates, especially for platforms such as WordPress and Joomla, which are popular targets for attackers and constantly updated in order to address security concerns.

 

Learn more:

 

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, July 18, 2013 5:37 PM

 

Watch log files for command instances, such as file creation and modification. However, the key point is to stay on top of updates, especially for platforms such as WordPress and Joomla, which are popular targets for attackers and constantly updated in order to address security concerns.

 

Learn more:

 

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/

 

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WordPress: Introducing Panel, a New Theme for Webcomics

WordPress: Introducing Panel, a New Theme for Webcomics | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Calling all cartoonists! We’re excited to debut Panel, a new theme for quickly and easily publishing serial webcomics. Whether you’re sketching up physics humor or mulling on the ironic nature of t...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, July 12, 2013 2:52 AM

 

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Quick and Easy Customization: Get the Most Out of Widgets

Quick and Easy Customization: Get the Most Out of Widgets | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Widgets, the handy features built right into your WordPress.com dashboard, allow you to add cool features to your site so you can make it your online home. Have you poked around in Appearance → Wid...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 26, 2013 5:53 PM

 

Widgets are very useful, check also my blog:

 

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/

 

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WordPress 3.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release

WordPress 3.5.2 Maintenance and Security Release | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

 

 

 

WordPress 3.5.2 is now available. This is the second maintenance release of 3.5, fixing 12 bugs. 

 

 

 

===> This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. <===

 


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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 21, 2013 5:11 PM

 

WordPress 3.5.2 is now available. This is the second maintenance release of 3.5, fixing 12 bugs. 


===> This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. <===


The WordPress security team resolved seven security issues, and this release also contains some additional security hardening.


Gust MEES's curator insight, June 21, 2013 5:14 PM

 

WordPress 3.5.2 is now available. This is the second maintenance release of 3.5, fixing 12 bugs. 

 

===> This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. <===

 

The WordPress security team resolved seven security issues, and this release also contains some additional security hardening.

 
Gust MEES's curator insight, June 21, 2013 5:15 PM

 

WordPress 3.5.2 is now available. This is the second maintenance release of 3.5, fixing 12 bugs. 

 

===> This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. <===

 

The WordPress security team resolved seven security issues, and this release also contains some additional security hardening.

 

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Stats Wrangling I: Digging into Your Data

Stats Wrangling I: Digging into Your Data | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Chances are that if you're running a public facing blog, you're probably happiest when someone actually reads it. Preferably lots of someones. Your blog's stats can give you some great ways to get ...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 18, 2013 3:35 PM

 

Great changes...

 

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New Theme: Trvl

New Theme: Trvl | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
It's Thursday, and you know what that means on WordPress.com: new themes! Today we'd like to introduce you Trvl. Trvl is a tumblelog theme that’s all about blogging. With a beautiful and simple des...

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Gust MEES's curator insight, June 8, 2013 6:14 AM

 

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The WordPress.com Reader: Follow Your Feeds, Discover Great Reads

The WordPress.com Reader: Follow Your Feeds, Discover Great Reads | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

As you may have heard, Google Reader is shutting down on July 1. As readers ourselves, we understand the importance of a go-to space on the internet for your daily 

feeds and regular reads — and a place to discover new finds. If you’re looking for a new reader (or are not using it already), we hope you’ll take the WordPress.com Reader for a spin. Check out what you can do:

Import your subscriptions

The WordPress.com Reader can import and export OPML, so you can transfer subscriptions over from another feed reader. Google Reader users can import their subscriptions directly from Google Reader into the WordPress.com Reader.

 


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Give it a try...