You’ve designed it, you’ve built it, you’ve launched your new website – job done, right?
Nope – your adventure has only begun!
In this session we’ll review what “website security” really means, why it matters, and how exactly to implement basic security best practices such as:
– Controlling user access to your site,
– Using (and managing) strong passwords,
– Applying updates to Core and Plugins,
– Installing and configuring security plugins,
– & How to back up your site easily, effectively, and automatically!
You’ll leave this session with the ABCs of Security – literally!
WordPress Security Basics - Melbourne WordPress User MeetupChris Burgess
This presentation covers the basic security topics that those building or hosting your own WordPress website should be aware of. Security is an incredibly broad topic, this is targeted at those who want to hit the ground running.
Slides from the Web Princess Professional Blog Clinic at #pbevent 2014 at QT Gold Coast.
A talk on how to manage the back end of your WordPress website responsibly
Introduction to Wordpress (Research Based)Anjum Hashir
This Presentation is basically for newbies who want to know about Wordpress. This is a research based introductory presentation which concisely describe about Wordpress.
Some useful information about Wordpress themes and plugins here.
http://technoxone.com/wordpress/best-wordpress-themes-for-your-unique-website
http://technoxone.com/wordpress/best-wordpress-plugins-for-brilliantly-managed-websites
WordPress Security Basics - Melbourne WordPress User MeetupChris Burgess
This presentation covers the basic security topics that those building or hosting your own WordPress website should be aware of. Security is an incredibly broad topic, this is targeted at those who want to hit the ground running.
Slides from the Web Princess Professional Blog Clinic at #pbevent 2014 at QT Gold Coast.
A talk on how to manage the back end of your WordPress website responsibly
Introduction to Wordpress (Research Based)Anjum Hashir
This Presentation is basically for newbies who want to know about Wordpress. This is a research based introductory presentation which concisely describe about Wordpress.
Some useful information about Wordpress themes and plugins here.
http://technoxone.com/wordpress/best-wordpress-themes-for-your-unique-website
http://technoxone.com/wordpress/best-wordpress-plugins-for-brilliantly-managed-websites
I used this presentation to my first Basic WordPress Presentation last February 05, 2017. To learn more about WordPress, I will share some more tips on my blog at http://www.realbloggingadvice.com
WordPress SEO Tips from a talk given at the Melbourne SEO Meetup in April 2016. It was delivered in person, and also via a webinar via an SEMrush online event.
Basic Wordpress ppt talks about the basic wordpress session. It includes an overview on wordpress, themes in wordpress, finding the right host, use of plugins and all about basics in Wordpress.
For the seasoned or new to WordPress developer this session will discus the basics of setting up WordPress using WPI (Web Platform Installer). We will walk through the basic WPI setup, WordPress installation, Db configuration and general setup procedures on your localhost.
All content is not created equally. Reducing the time it takes for each piece of data to travel from the host server to the client will provide lower latency and a more optimized user experience. Ultimately, this helps avoid dropoffs in users as a result of extended load times.
Krystle covered how a Content Delivery Network (CDN) can make your sites better, faster and stronger.
A CDN uses caching and multiple points of presence (PoP) around the world to serve your website quickly while ensuring the availability of your website during traffic spikes and DDoS attacks.
A presentation from 4/8/09 for my graduate Industrial Training class at University of Memphis. Covers the basics of Wordpress, installation, plugins, themes, and video.
Slides on a base presentation for the basics of WordPress.com and the self hosted WordPress application which can be downloaded at wordpress.org.
This presentation was meant to be a discussion not a tutorial at the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City. Please contact me at http://thomallen.com or Twitter.com/ThomAllen with questions.
In this presentation we cover the details of installing WordPress, go over common problems and talk about the importance of maintaining your website and basic website security.
What do you do when you need to fix your WordPress website and there's no developer around to help? Here are the tools you need, the steps to take, and how to call in the cavalry.
Common sense, simple security for WordPress. Many presentations have lots of complicated .htaccess tricks, moving/hiding files, etc. However, if people are overwhelmed with details, they tend to not do anything. If I were to summarize what you MUST do for security, I'd say:
1 - BACKUP - find a backup tool and use it. Subscribe to VaultPress.com or host your site with WPEngine.com or purchase BackupBuddy plugin and schedule regular backups. If you're short on cash, use BackWPUp plugin and download your wp-content folder.
2 - UPDATE - All plugins, themes, and WordPress at least once a month or whenever there is a security update. Sign up for an account at WordPress.org, so you'll get notices of WordPress security updates.
3 - DELETE -- All unused plugins and themes. These are your biggest security risks. Delete all unused copies of WordPress you might have installed on your server.
4 - BE CAUTIOUS - Don't use plugins willy nilly. Do some research. They are not all made the same, and they will leave you vulnerable to hacking.
5 - PASSWORDS -- Use strong, randomly generated passwords, all different, for everything - your hosting, ftp, WP login, and email. Use 1Password.com to track your passwords easily and securely.
6 - SECURITY PLUGINS -- Run Firewall 2 and Limit Login Attempts. There are others, but I don't know how well they play with others and what things they modify. You can check out Bulletproof Security and Better WP Security.
7 - BEST PRACTICES - See the slideshow for some other best practices regarding users, comments, etc.
If you just do the above 6 things systematically, you'll be far ahead of your peers! Good luck!
I used this presentation to my first Basic WordPress Presentation last February 05, 2017. To learn more about WordPress, I will share some more tips on my blog at http://www.realbloggingadvice.com
WordPress SEO Tips from a talk given at the Melbourne SEO Meetup in April 2016. It was delivered in person, and also via a webinar via an SEMrush online event.
Basic Wordpress ppt talks about the basic wordpress session. It includes an overview on wordpress, themes in wordpress, finding the right host, use of plugins and all about basics in Wordpress.
For the seasoned or new to WordPress developer this session will discus the basics of setting up WordPress using WPI (Web Platform Installer). We will walk through the basic WPI setup, WordPress installation, Db configuration and general setup procedures on your localhost.
All content is not created equally. Reducing the time it takes for each piece of data to travel from the host server to the client will provide lower latency and a more optimized user experience. Ultimately, this helps avoid dropoffs in users as a result of extended load times.
Krystle covered how a Content Delivery Network (CDN) can make your sites better, faster and stronger.
A CDN uses caching and multiple points of presence (PoP) around the world to serve your website quickly while ensuring the availability of your website during traffic spikes and DDoS attacks.
A presentation from 4/8/09 for my graduate Industrial Training class at University of Memphis. Covers the basics of Wordpress, installation, plugins, themes, and video.
Slides on a base presentation for the basics of WordPress.com and the self hosted WordPress application which can be downloaded at wordpress.org.
This presentation was meant to be a discussion not a tutorial at the Social Media Club of Salt Lake City. Please contact me at http://thomallen.com or Twitter.com/ThomAllen with questions.
In this presentation we cover the details of installing WordPress, go over common problems and talk about the importance of maintaining your website and basic website security.
What do you do when you need to fix your WordPress website and there's no developer around to help? Here are the tools you need, the steps to take, and how to call in the cavalry.
Common sense, simple security for WordPress. Many presentations have lots of complicated .htaccess tricks, moving/hiding files, etc. However, if people are overwhelmed with details, they tend to not do anything. If I were to summarize what you MUST do for security, I'd say:
1 - BACKUP - find a backup tool and use it. Subscribe to VaultPress.com or host your site with WPEngine.com or purchase BackupBuddy plugin and schedule regular backups. If you're short on cash, use BackWPUp plugin and download your wp-content folder.
2 - UPDATE - All plugins, themes, and WordPress at least once a month or whenever there is a security update. Sign up for an account at WordPress.org, so you'll get notices of WordPress security updates.
3 - DELETE -- All unused plugins and themes. These are your biggest security risks. Delete all unused copies of WordPress you might have installed on your server.
4 - BE CAUTIOUS - Don't use plugins willy nilly. Do some research. They are not all made the same, and they will leave you vulnerable to hacking.
5 - PASSWORDS -- Use strong, randomly generated passwords, all different, for everything - your hosting, ftp, WP login, and email. Use 1Password.com to track your passwords easily and securely.
6 - SECURITY PLUGINS -- Run Firewall 2 and Limit Login Attempts. There are others, but I don't know how well they play with others and what things they modify. You can check out Bulletproof Security and Better WP Security.
7 - BEST PRACTICES - See the slideshow for some other best practices regarding users, comments, etc.
If you just do the above 6 things systematically, you'll be far ahead of your peers! Good luck!
How to Secure your WordPress Website - WordCamp UK 2014Primary Image Ltd
Here’s the slides from my talk on how to secure your WordPress website, which I gave at the WordCamp UK 2014 conference in Bournemouth on 12th July. I shared some security best practices and a few practical tips you can use to help harden your WordPress installation.
See the notes at: http://www.primaryimage.com/2014/07/secure-your-wordpress-website/
In the last couple of years, security has become a bigger focus point and it hasn’t been different for WordPress. During this talk, I dive into this a bit more by focusing on our role in making sure that projects are delivered as secure as they can be. This by going over several security issues that were discovered this year and ways how you can prevent yourself.
Protect Your WordPress From The Inside OutSiteGround.com
The recent spike of hack attempts on various WordPress sites has made it more urgent than ever to take actions and secure your WordPress in the best possible way. In this webinar the WebDevStudios founders show the best practices and share insightful tricks how to protect your WordPress from getting hacked:
- WordPress Security Threats & Trends
- WordPress Admin Security Settings
- Securing Files, Folders & Databases
- Bullet Proof Passwords
- Vulnerable WordPress Extensions
- Recommended Plugins & Services
Up and Running with WordPress - Site Shack Nashville Web DesignJudy Wilson
A simple slideshow that provides a brief look at the WordPress backstory + additional information and recommended sources for themes, security measures, hosts and more.
A Guide To Secure WordPress Website – A Complete Guide.pdfHost It Smart
Find out the comprehensive guide of best tricks to secure your WordPress website & create a strong wall of security for protection. Let’s Secure it today!
Performing theme, plugin and core updates on your site can be intimidating and overwhelming, especially for older and more complex sites with many interconnected plugins – WooCommerce, I’m looking at you!
The solution is simple: use a staging site – a private copy of your site where you can safely test updates and resolve problems before your users ever experience an issue.
I’ll guide you across a number of ways to create a staging site depending on your specific needs, performing these updates, and then applying these updates to your main site. You’ll leave with a concrete plan for how to set up your own staging site, and will fear the update process far less!
Website security is serious business. Knowing how to maximise your WordPress security can be the difference in losing your business or ruining your reputation. The rise in compromised websites has (and in my opinion will always) increase due to the nature of the Internet’s popularity and the demand from consumerism.
Presentation on WordPress security, which looks at why WordPress sites get hacked, how they get hacked, what to do to reduce your risk and how to recover your site after it has been hacked, or infected with malware.
Web Analytics - Google Analytics
SEO - Wordpress SEO by Yoast
Social - Jetpack
Security - All in One WP Security
E-commerce - WooCommerce
Caching - WP Super Cache
Images - WP Easy Gallery
Forums - bbPress
Live Chat - Casengo Live Chat Support
A/B Testing - WP Landing Pages
WordPress itself is pretty secure. To secure your WordPress site, you need to look at the bigger security picture.
In this presentation, I give a rundown of many of the other pieces of the application stack that WordPress relies on, the various vectors that attackers can use, what what kinds of things you can do to help protect your site.
Download the original Keynote file for my presenter's notes with more details.
Similar to WordPress Site Management - Keeping Your Creation Happy, Healthy and Secure (20)
Performing theme, plugin and core updates on your site can be intimidating and overwhelming, especially for older and more complex sites with many interconnected plugins – WooCommerce, I’m looking at you!
The solution is simple: use a staging site – a private copy of your site where you can safely test updates and resolve problems before your users ever experience an issue.
I’ll guide you across a number of ways to create a staging site depending on your specific needs, performing these updates, and then applying these updates to your main site. You’ll leave with a concrete plan for how to set up your own staging site, and will fear the update process far less!
Finding Useful Plugins: How To Extend WordPress Past a Simple BlogMeagan Hanes
Plugins are what lets WordPress power so much of the web – all kinds of customizability in only a few clicks! Let’s talk about the WordPress Plugin ecosystem, learn how to identify good plugins from bad ones, and compare paid versus free plugins. I’ll also share my top list of awesome plugins to push WordPress way past a simple blog.
To The Word And Beyond! Extending WordPress Past a Simple BlogMeagan Hanes
This presentation looks at novel and unique ways to use WordPress beyond a simple blog or website by using BuddyPress, bbPress, and P2. Ever think of using WordPress to manage a project, be a private communication board, or even have a forum? We’ll cover these and more uses that truly push WordPress to its limits.
Giving back to WordPress - no code needed!Meagan Hanes
WordPress – No Code Needed!
It’s known that WordPress is open-source and community-built, but how exactly one can get started contributing can be a bit of a mystery. In fact, many people aren’t aware that one can contribute to WordPress without being a master of code! Documentation, translation, teaching, infrastructure, design, and yes, Core – there are many different ways to contribute to the WordPress.org Project. My presentation will enlighten audience members to the world of open-source contributing and make it easier for them to connect with the Make.WordPress.org community.
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This presentation looks at novel and unique ways to use WordPress beyond a simple blog or website by using BuddyPress, bbPress, and P2. Ever think of using WordPress to manage a project, be a private communication board, or even have a forum? We’ll cover these and more uses that truly push WordPress to its limits. Bonus: 3 Plugins to help streamline your Dashboard experience!
HTML is one of the core languages of the Internet. You don’t HAVE to know HTML to build and maintain a WordPress website – but knowing the basic tags gives you more control over the content, presentation, and impact of your message. In this presentation we cover the basic HTML tags commonly used in WordPress. You’ll learn how to insert a link, format text size/style/position, load an image, and more, all through the WordPress HTML editor.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
WordPress Site Management - Keeping Your Creation Happy, Healthy and Secure
1. WP Site Management
Keeping your Creation Happy, Healthy,
and Secure
Meagan Hanes @mhanes
WordCamp Hamilton 2016
2. A Bit About Me
Freelance designer &
developer 15+ years
10+ years creating WP
sites of all sizes & styles
TheWPCrowd Member
#training team
make.wordpress.org/training
Favourite colour:
Rainbow!
Say Hi to my Friend
Roy:
http://hiroy.club
4. What is Web Security?
Protecting your website from malicious threats
Bots, Hackers
Ex-employees
Competing Businesses
Reducing vectors of attack
Plugins and themes
Weak passwords
Unused user accounts
Reducing the risk of an attack
Backups & Security
6. Why does web security matter?
Protect your investment
Websites aren’t cheap or easy to build - why risk losing that investment?
Reduce your stress levels, sleep well at night
Web Security = insurance policy for your website
Make your web employees happy
As much as developers love money, they don’t like fixing hacked sites!
7. Access
Who has access? How do they access the server? Where do they access it from?
Backups
How often are backups made? What’s involved in restoring a backup? Whose job is it?
Check for Updates
What kind of updates? How do I update my site with no risk of it breaking?
ABCs of Website Security
8. Who has access to your site?
What level of access do they need?
How do they access your site?
Current Users
Modify their User Role based on what level of access they need1
Encourage server connections with SFTP or SSH vs FTP
Old Users
Delete from Users section of WordPress
* Check Server-level Access As Well! *
1. https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities
Access
9. Dolphin12 is not a
password, it’s a
Hotmail account.
Not easily guessable
- No birth years
Never write it down
- LastPass, KeyPass
Never reuse a password
Weird mind tricks work!
Password Reset Links
are your friends!
Strong Passwords
10. When was your last website backup made?
Where is that backup?
How do you restore your site from a backup?
Manually1
Copy WordPress file directory, export the database, store on a third party server
Automagically2
Via a plugin: UpdraftPlus, BackupBuddy, WP-DB Backup, etc
Via a centralized hub: ManageWP, InfiniteWP
* Test your Backup Restore Routine Tomorrow! *
1. https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups
2. http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/7-best-wordpress-backup-plugins-compared-pros-and-cons/
Backups
11. What version of WordPress are you using?
What plugins do you have installed and activated on your site?
What theme are you using? What themes do you have installed but not active?
Core Updates
Point updates are done automatically (4.5.1 to 4.5.2) -> security patches, etc
Major updates are done manually (4.3 to 4.5) -> get on the most recent version for :)
Plugins and Themes
If you don’t need them, delete them! -> fewer attack vectors
If they’re old, update them! -> missing features & compatibility with themes/plugins
If they’ve been modified, get a developer to help!
* Set Up A Staging Server for Maximum Win! *
Check for Updates
12. Who’s tried logging in to your site, from where, and when?
Does your site have any suspicious code? When were site files last modified?
Security Plugins for WordPress
iThemes Security WordFence Sucuri AllInOne WP Security
Limit user login attempts (# of times), geolocation, time of access, IP address
Detect if/when files are changed
Two-factor authentication
Forcing secure passwords
.htaccess monitoring
Blacklists, firewalls, etc
… and more!
* Peace of mind comes at a cost - budget accordingly! *
BONUS: Security Plugins