New episodes by email or direct RSS feed link In this episode, we share a story from an international franchise that had some hiccups during a major charity-raising campaign. Errors and mistakes made during the campaign prevented thousands of potential… Continue Reading →
This week I talk about growing your business by adding services. [powerpress]
An FBI initiative began remotely removing webshells from infected Microsoft Exchange servers. WordPress 5.7.1 was released with a few security patches. Over 15 Elementor add on plugins were found to have vulnerabilities similar to those found in the main Elementor… Continue Reading →
This week I review some topics for the HodgePodge Episode. [powerpress]
A new Wix ad campaign targets WordPress but ends up being tone deaf in both content and strategy. New details emerge about the PHP compromise, but the full story remains unclear. Facebook user data from 2019 ends up on the… Continue Reading →
New episodes by email or direct RSS feed link BP Miller is a multi-award-winning photographer, photojournalist, and speaker. His work has been seen in The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Daily News, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and countless other… Continue Reading →
Announcements The month in WordPress: March 2021 Wix Advertising Campaign Insert Font Awesome Icons Into the Block Editor via the JVM Gutenberg Rich Text Icons Plugin Jetpack 9.6: Sell more stuff with Search for your Woo Store Is there a… Continue Reading →
This week I talk about raising your pricing during a pandemic. [powerpress]
The self-hosted Git repository for PHP was compromised, with attackers adding a backdoor to a development version of PHP 8.1. The intrusion was detected by the PHP community quickly, and no production environments were affected. Ubiquiti experienced an intrusion in… Continue Reading →
This week I talk about creating a challenge for yourself. [powerpress]
Attackers continue to exploit recently patched vulnerabilities in Thrive Themes, though not all of them are successful. Two vulnerabilities are patched in the Facebook for WordPress plugin installed on over half a million sites. Google Chrome version 90 will use… Continue Reading →
New episodes by email or direct RSS feed link Today we are talking about the products and services you purchase. You don’t need the expensive stuff. You don’t have to use a full-frame camera body or the f/1.4 lenses. You… Continue Reading →
This week I spoke to Amber Hinds about accessibility. [powerpress]
An attack shows how a SMS enablement service was used to bypass SMS 2FA for $16. We discuss the recently patched vulnerabilities in Elementor affecting over 7 million WordPress sites and how easily these cross-site scripting vulnerabilities can be exploited…. Continue Reading →
This week I discuss using WordPress as an auction platform. [powerpress]
A data breach exposes 150,000 security cameras used by organizations around the world, including Tesla and Cloudflare. State-sponsored hacking groups exploit Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. A fire in a French data center belonging to hosting company OVH affects millions of websites,… Continue Reading →
New episodes by email or direct RSS feed link If you are struggling to find client work with your camera, then consider alternative revenue streams that can be done virtually and even in-person at a distance. In this episode, we… Continue Reading →
Announcements Did You Know About Reusable Blocks? Introducing WordPress Stories: A New Way to Engage Your Audience WordPress 5.7 Writing SQL to View Data in WordPress There are four types of operations that you can do in SQL: Create Read Update… Continue Reading →
This week I answer listener questions [powerpress]
The Wordfence Threat intelligence team finds vulnerabilities in two plugins, the User Profile Picture plugin and the WooCommerce Upload Files plugin. WordPress 5.7 is set to release on Tuesday, March 9 with numerous enhancements for the block editor, a new… Continue Reading →
This week I share 5 side hustle ideas using WordPress [powerpress]
Episode 106: Admin Password Resets, Blockchain Botnets and a Central Management RCE - Wordfence Blog
WordPress 5.7 is due to be released on March 9, and it will allow administrators to send password reset emails to users. A botnet is abusing the Bitcoin blockchain for command and control, while VMWare fixes a critical remote code… Continue Reading →
Clubhouse is an audio-only social media app, and one that’s currently only for iOS but Android in the works. Since its launch, photographers are swarming to Clubhouse. Is Clubhouse for photographers? In this short episode, I talk about what photographers… Continue Reading →
This week I talk to Dr. Sherry Walling about mental health. [powerpress]
An analysis of WordPress-related search trends found that interest in WooCommerce related results dominated during 2020. We discuss recent vulnerabilities discovered by our threat intelligence team in Ninja Forms, affecting over 1 million sites. WordPress issues a statement that pirated… Continue Reading →
This week I share 5 reason on why you might need a career change. [powerpress]
This week, the Wordfence team discusses cryptography in depth, including the basics, a brief history, hashing, and the Crypto Wars. We also go over current news, including 2 new findings by the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team, a new milestone for… Continue Reading →
In this episode, we discuss what we believe are three essential security items you need to consider for your photography studio. We touch on the network, credentials, and physical security. It’s worth noting that while we talk about specific brands… Continue Reading →
Announcements Gutenberg 9.9 Adds Color Options for Social Icons, Includes Rounded Borders for Images, and Changes the Theme JSON Format New Report Estimates WordPress’ Market Share of US Higher Education Institution Websites at 40.8% Is there a plugin for that?… Continue Reading →
This week I share more red flags to look out for when working with clients in 2021 [powerpress]
