Security through obscurity? What does that even mean? Security through obscurity is the reliance on the secrecy of the implementation of a system or components of a system to keep it secure. It’s not truly analogous, but imagine it being like hiding your car instead of locking it, to try to keep it from being […]
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IThemes Security 4.9.0 and iThemes Security Pro 1.17.0 are Here
If you haven’t heard, iThemes Security has recently gotten a new team. Along with that new team comes a new level of excitement and passion, and a refreshed and renewed focus. We are intently focused on making iThemes Security the best possible security solution for WordPress, and this is the first step of many to […]
Introduction to Two Factor Authentication
Something you hear about often in relation to digital security today is two factor authentication (also referred to as 2FA or multi-factor authentication), and rightly so. Two factor authentication can dramatically increase security. What is Two Factor Authentication? There are three basic factors that can be used for authentication: Something you know (Maybe a password, […]