Tag: brute force attacks

Hashcash WordPress Plugin Makes Bots and Spammers Work For You

Patience for CAPTCHAs is wearing thin these days. There’s nothing more annoying than being slowed down by a virtually illegible mess of letters and numbers. The audio CAPTCHAs are reminiscent of your worst nightmares and are even more baffling than the visual ones. Despite the fact that everyone groans inside when landing upon a CAPTCHA,…

July 1, 2014

Sarah Gooding
Protect Against Brute Force Attacks By Adding a Graphic Password to Your WordPress Admin Account

Due to its popularity, WordPress is a favorite target of hackers looking to exploit any vulnerability to gain access to your site. Once inside they can do things like compromise your files, deface your website and start gobbling up all your server’s resources until you are shut down. With services like BruteProtect gaining traction and…

March 20, 2014

Sarah Gooding