Last week there was - what a surprise - a new update of the Gutenberg Editor. However, the jump to version 0.5.0 brings with it some notable new features. In addition, the Wordfence security report from June once again focuses on the danger of brute force attacks. We show you how you can protect yourself against this popular type of attack.
7 Measures against brute force attacks
Brute force attacks: They are by far the most common type of attack on WordPress sites worldwide. The probability of falling into the crosshairs of hackers is therefore very high. Fortunately, you can protect yourself effectively against attackers with just a few measures. We'll show you four quick and easy protection mechanisms. And three other measures that are a little more difficult to implement.
In principle, all brute force protection works in the same way: it prevents attackers from trying out masses of passwords and usernames. The absolutely most important thing is therefore always a strong password, i.e. one that is long and as random as possible. And together with two-factor authentication, you completely take the wind out of the sails of brute force attacks.
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Wordfence security report from June
The WordPress Attack Report from June 2017 provides interesting results: On average, there were 36 percent more attacks in June than in May. According to Wordfence, the reason for this is presumably a botnet of Wi-Fi routers that has been actively attacking again since mid-June following a downtime in May.
Your site is also interesting for hackers
No matter how small and supposedly insignificant your site is, it is still of interest to hackers. The approach of most attackers can be described in three Is: Inform, identify and infiltrate. As attacks on websites are on the rise compared to previous years, you should know how the most common attacks work so that you can protect yourself against them.
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Plans for the theme review process
In a meeting between the core team and Matt Mullenweg, plans for optimizing the theme review process were discussed. For example, theme developers will in future be responsible for complying with the GPL guidelines themselves in order to relieve the review team and speed up the overall process. In addition, there will only be one team lead who will be allowed to make decisions and delegate tasks.
Gutenberg 0.5.0 brings drag-and-drop for images
The update to Gutenberg 0.5.0 was released at the end of last week. Among the notable new features is the ability to drag and drop images into an image block placeholder. And there is a new "Recent-Tab". This suggests the eight most recently used block types when you insert a new block.
