In The Sphere: Passwords and Security

Published on Aug 12, 2011   //  In the Sphere

We’ve reached the end of another week, so let’s see what’s going on in the blogosphere.

Damien Riley has come across quite the interesting threat from Anonymous, a group that has already attacked several major sites and services. Apparently, they’re planning to hack and destroy Facebook on November 5, 2011. That could leave you with a little less than three months if they really do hold up to that promise.

Problogger has a guest post from The ClickStarter, continuing the discussion on hacking and security. In the article, we learn how to make WordPress 10 times more secure in just five minutes. These include moving the wp-config.php file and deleting the default admin account.

Free Money Finance discusses an article from the Wall Street Journal that states you should put your passwords in your estate papers. We have so much of ourselves online these days, but we’re also told we need to change our passwords regularly. This would also mean we’d need to update our estate papers more often.

Amber Weinberg has a post up on Freelance Folder, providing reasons to fire your client. Yes, that really does put the shoe on the other foot, but there are definitely times when a relationship with a particular client may no longer be worth the trouble, headache, or heartache.

Jeff Cutler finishes off this week’s list by sharing a couple of experiences he had related to the world of publishing. The first has to do with issues related to copyright, while the second has to do with finding the right publisher for your book. If you’re a writer, you’ll want to read about this.

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