Most net savvy individuals find that blogging has become an important part of their lives. Whether it involves sharing humorous information or ranting about something you feel passionately about, blogging allows people to give vent to a lot of desires. Plus, it can be a quite lucrative business.

So, imagine how you would feel if the blog that you had started and spent so much effort on gets attacked and collapses because of one of the less appealing habitants of the internet. WordPress remains one of the most popular blog publishing apps but a worm that has been attacking WordPress blogging software has been making its users quite unhappy. HowToMakeMyBlog gives three simple steps to keep your WordPress blog safe and worm-free.

Versions prior to WordPress 2.8.4 are most vulnerable so it’s best if you update to the latest version. Backup your blog by activating WordPress Database Backup plug: it’s easy and takes just a couple minutes. Create a username for the blog instead of the default ‘admin’ because this makes it twice harder for a hacker.

That’s just a few tips to protect your precious blogs. Follow them unless you want to end up like Scobliezer that got hit, lost half its blog archives, got removed from Google index, and is losing out on thousands of hits every day!

Via: HowToMakeMyBlog