I just want to research, write about what I find and blog my story. This though, is being overshadowed by having to be constantly vigilant to securing my website presence. Most of my time has been distracted by the need to research solutions to implement, so as, to keep out bad bots.
To date my blog has been mostly silent in ‘real’ visitors. By my designed I have yet to activate the search engine algorithm(s) that would make my publication go wide. However, I do have activity that Stat Counter (statcounter.com) has detected that has led me to implement additional tracking and security, so as to keep out, those that do not have anything better to do, than to create themselves as a nuisance.
Things I’ve noticed to date are, access to invalid php files, and comment spammers. While I understand the importance of not giving away the keys to the kingdom, so-to-speak, I will say that I have installed two additional plugins so as to combat this situation. Both plugins are providing me with firewall protection along with, the keeping out of human producing invalid php file activity.
I hope that I have solved this situation. Today I am happy to report that the indicators these plugins provide, that it looks as if I have solved the problem and have blocked the uninvited visitor. However, if not, I will blog about it and discuss other measures I have taken.
As always, still gathering string.