How to secure your WordPress site

Nik Rawlinsonwalks you through the process of beefing up security on your WordPress-driven site

WordPress powers almost a quarter of all the live sites on the web. That’s not surprising, as it’s well supported, easy to use and extremely flexible. It’s no longer just a blogging tool either, since the fully fledged content management system sitting behind the friendly interface is more than capable of running hugely popular sites.

Unfortunately, the more popular a system becomes – be it Windows, Android or a publishing tool such as WordPress – the more it attracts the attention of less scrupulous users. Put simply, it’s never been more likely to be attacked than it is right now.

Sapphire Nitro R9 380X 4G D5

It’s a tough time to be an Aussie component importer at the moment. With our dollar now buying just over 70 US cents, it’s far costlier to import new products than it is to sell of the large inventories of products released six months ago that were bought on a much stronger dollar. And this is an absolutely huge issue for AMD’s new Radeon R9 380X. Overseas it’s priced to fill the niche between Nvidia’s GTX 960 and 970, but as you’ll see the value proposition simply isn’t true here in Australia. But before we look at just how much our Aussie dollar has spoiled AMD’s party, let’s check out the card itself.

D-Link Taipan AC3200 Ultra Wi-Fi Modem Router

Now, this is a rarity. Premium modem routers don’t come around too often, with the majority of high-end wireless routers still requiring a separate modem to provide internet connectivity.

The D-Link Taipan touts itself as the first consumer tri-band modem router, and a quick scan of the current marketplace justifies its claims. The other modem routers available to this point have been dual-band, with tri-band functionality only coming from premium wireless routers, sans modem capabilities.

Metabox Prime P870DM-G

Considering the power pack on this gaming brute weighs more than most ultraportable laptops, it’s obvious that the Prime is not designed for prime moving. At almost 5kg in weight, this is a bruiser built to do one thing, and one thing only – kick major gaming butt. If you’re looking for a high-end gaming laptop that has all the specs, along with a sky-high price tag to match, you’ve come to the right place.

Far Cry Primal

Mixing the historical and hysterical in the land before time

Is relocating Far Cry to 10,000 BC really so radical? The modern-day games may arm you to the teeth with modern-day killing machines, but they do tap into man’s more primitive ways. Outposts are seized one slit throat at a time; long grass is crept through and tall rocks are clambered; hell, you spend a good portion of the game slowly turning the animal kingdom (or their intestines, at least) into a combat advantage. By the time you’re messing about with mystical tattoos and herb-powered trips, it’s only the gun in your hands that keeps your mind anchored in the 21st century. What innovation can Ubisoft possibly have to justify a standalone caveman adventure?

This War of Mine: The Little Ones

The game that makes Limbo look like a veritable funfair

They say war is hell. 11 bit studios is determined to prove it’s even worse, by creating a game from the civilians’ perspective. You’re running a shelter of innocents just trying to live out the conflict. Find food, provide heat, keep them safe and, please, won’t you think of the children? It’s a heavy subject to tackle, but the developer is confident it’s found a new way to show the horrors of war. “We knew that most importantly we need to have this atmosphere,” explains art director, Przemysław Marszał. “We thought about this game as a novel.

Seventh Heaven

Final Fantasy VII Remake is real. Here’s everything you need to know about the overhaul of PlayStation’s favourite RPG, including the story behind its episodic structure…

Thought the Final Fantasy VII Remake project seemed impossibly cool and years away back at its E3 announcement in June? You unbeliever, you – it’s a very real thing. At last month’s PlayStation Experience event, debut gameplay footage of FFVII Remake in action recalled everything we remember about the original’s epic opening, where former SOLDIER Cloud Strife is recruited by Barret Wallace and his unit, AVALANCHE, to help strike at the planet-draining Shinra Inc with a spot of explosive eco terrorism.

One foot in the grave: Can mobile devices kill television?

The smart device is a bit of a scary breed. Sure it’s powerful and capable of some pretty amazing things, but it’s also all-encompassing and downright dangerous to other technologies. We’ve already seen companies like Kodak fall from grace, in part due to the success of the modern smart device, but what about the influence of them within the TV market? Recent research into smartphone usage by Flurry suggests that the fastest growing areas are still personalisation and news content, while music, media and entertainment trail at the bottom of the list. Does the TV industry really need to feel threatened by such a small, pocket-sized device?

Motorola Moto X Force

Motorola has followed up its successful new Moto X range with a fresh and unbreakable addition that has a few unique tricks up its sleeve.

Ever since Google revitalised the Motorola brand, the company has been going from strength to strength with aggressively priced and solid performing handsets. The Moto G line has long been hailed as one of the best value handsets money can buy, while the Moto X range aims at the more flagship sector. Blending premium performance with a competitive pricetag, they continue to sell very well in a crowded market. The new Moto X Force is the company’s latest edition to the range, sporting an upgraded processor and ‘shatterproof’ glass that is reportedly unbreakable. Will it be a worthy addition to the line? Let’s find out.