Vigorous I.T. Solution

Top 21 WooCommerce Plugins You Need for Your Online Store in 2023

Setting up and managing a WooCommerce store can be overwhelming. How do you optimize your site for sales and traffic? How do you juggle the millions of tasks you have to do every day? How do you keep track of things like inventory and shipping?

Check out the article for more in-depth details.

21 Best WooCommerce Plugins You Need for Your Online Store We aim to provide you with a comprehensive guide to the best WooCommerce plugins for 2023. Whether you're a new store owner looking to optimize your store or

Google Chrome “SymStealer” Vulnerability: How to Protect Your Files from Being Stolen?

The Imperva Red Team recently disclosed a vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2022-3656, affecting over 2.5 billion users of Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers. This vulnerability allowed for the theft of sensitive files, such as crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials.

Check out the article for in-depth details.

Google Chrome "SymStealer" Vulnerability: How to Protect Your Files from Being Stolen | Imperva The Imperva Red Team recently disclosed a vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2022-3656, affecting over 2.5 billion users of Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers. This vulnerability allowed for the theft of sensitive files, such as crypto wallets and cloud provider credentials. Introduction Chrome is the...

11 Biggest Data Breaches in Australia (Includes 2022 Attacks):

Data breaches in Australia are on the rise, particularly in the financial and healthcare industries. In an effort to disrupt this pernicious trend, the Australian government is revising its cybersecurity frameworks and policies to strengthen resilience against nation-state threat actors.

12 Biggest Data Breaches in Australia (Includes 2022 Attacks) | UpGuard Learn about some of the biggest data breaches that have impacted Australian businesses, including recent cyberattacks in 2021.

WordPress Core 6.0.2 Security & Maintenance Release – What You Need to Know?

If your site has not been updated automatically we recommend updating manually.

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WordPress Core 6.0.2 Security & Maintenance Release - What You Need to Know On August 30, 2022, the WordPress core team released WordPress version 6.0.2, which contains patches for 3 vulnerabilities, including a High Severity SQLi vulnerability in the Links functionality as well as two Medium Severity Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities. These patches have been backported....

WordPress Hacked? How to scan and clean your hacked WordPress site?

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- By MalCare



https://www.malcare.com/blog/wordpress-hacked/

WordPress Hacked: What to Do If Your WordPress Website Is Hacked? If your website is hacked, you need to fix it immediately to avoid severe consequences. Our guide will help you clean & prevent future hacks.

Vulnerability & Patch Round-Up for WordPress — May 2022

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- By Sucuri



https://blog.sucuri.net/2022/05/vulnerability-patch-round-up-may-2022.html

Vulnerability & Patch Round-up — May 2022 | Sucuri Vulnerability researcher Antony Garand rounds-up the top plugin vulnerabilities and updates for the WordPress ecosystem for May, 2022.

17 Powerful Ways to Speed Up Your WooCommerce Store

Speed is money for an ecommerce site. The faster your site loads, the better the shopping experience. A better user experience translates to improved SEO, increased ROI, and happier customers.

This ultimately leads to greater revenue and profits.

Want to learn how to speed up your WooCommerce site reliably?

This guide is for you!

- By Kinsta



https://kinsta.com/blog/speed-up-woocommerce/

17 Powerful Ways to Speed Up Your WooCommerce Store (2022 Ultimate Guide) Speed is money for an ecommerce site. The faster your site loads, the better the shopping experience. A better user experience translates to improved SEO,

!! Announcement !!

We have some great news drifting around at Vigorous IT Solution! 🎉

We have a brand refresh, website redesign, and lots of service and product upgrades. 🔝

We have upgraded overall user interface and services to ensure our client's business journey is smoother than before.

Feel free to go through the website at your time and let us know your feedback.

https://vigorousitsolution.com

Vigorous IT Solution: Smart Digital Transformations for Brands We design and build smart digital transformation solutions to help you extend and automate your business operations.

!!! Business Rebranding and Upgrading Announcement !!!

We understand that this announcement may be unwelcome news to our clients and organization, but this decision is difficult for us until we have to make it.

As announced on 10/September/2021;

As the business must go on and be relevant in the current business market, we are changing our business services and ending some products and services cycle and introducing new and improved products and services which will be beneficial for our clients and visitors.

Our current products and services, which we are ending;

- Custom Website Development
- Custom Software Development
- Code Signing Certificate
- Email Marketing
- SEO Tool
- Business Email
- SSL Certificate
- All Hosting Plans
- All Domain Services

These services are now closed for our new clients and visitor form today (18/March/2022).

As discussed and confirmed, these services will be available for another 90 days, until 20/June/2022, for our current and past clients.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and assistance in helping us to help you minimize the impact of this product discontinuation on your company and your customers. We hope that this EOL will not affect the existing service relationship.

Our main products and services on which our business was built and developed remain unchanged, and we will be bringing many product and services updates in the coming months.

We look forward to our successful partnership and our support of your company's requirements in the years to come.

All the detailed information has been sent to our current and past clients by email or other related media platforms.

Also, subscribers need to reconfirm and resubscribe again for our current business guides to get the latest business ideas as we have to adhere to GDPR rules.

We are also rebranding and upgrading our websites which will be available to the public soon within a few days.

We again thank our clients and community for their continuous support and co-operation.

CISA on Ukraine Cyber Attacks: Are You at Risk?

Reports of a large-scale cyber attack targeting Ukrainian organizations and several government department websites have emerged in recent days.

Check out the post for more details.

https://www.cyberark.com/resources/all-blog-posts/cisa-on-ukraine-cyber-attacks-are-you-at-risk

CISA on Ukraine Cyber Attacks: Are You at Risk? Reports of a large-scale cyber attack targeting Ukrainian organizations and several government department websites have emerged in recent days. In response, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure...

!!! Huge Announcement !!!

As you all know, we were working remotely for several months as per our client's and the community's green light, suggestions, and feedback.

As per our findings, we found that our team's focus and productivity have improved working remotely.

The depriving factors when analyzed were the daily office distractions and emotional stress.

So, after months of discussions and legal work, we as a team decided to work 99.9% remotely by the Q2 of 2022.

Our main headquarter offices will be fully operational for our clients and community's peace of mind and legal reasons. You all are always welcome to visit our office for a formal talk if you feel uncomfortable with the digital environment.

The remote culture helps us put together the best team at Vigorous IT Solution and continuously help and keep delivering value to all our community members and clients.

As promised, we are updating and introducing new products and features for our community by Q3 of 2022. We are working hard to make it possible by the due date.

We are committed to our clients and community all the way, and we thank you all for your support and cooperation.

We will keep you all updated in the coming months. Stay tuned.

Dedicated person to handle client-facing duties as well as general office management tasks. When our clients walk into our office, we want them to see a smiling face and a helping hand.

Position Summary -

Your primary responsibilities include providing general office support with a variety of clerical activities and related tasks.

You will be responsible for answering incoming calls, directing calls to appropriate associates, mail distribution, process outgoing mail and courier services and additional administrative duties including greeting clients, and handling company inquiries.

Please Note:

We accept applications applied through our website only. We won't accept applications through any other medium.

It is your responsibility to find out how to apply for the position through our website, as this is a practical test for the applicants.

As we are an ICT company, some technical knowledge is a must. Additional training would be provided for the right candidate if selected for the position.

Responsibilities -

1. Greet clients as soon as they arrive and connect them with the appropriate team members.

2. Answer questions and address complaints.

3. Prepare outgoing mail by drafting correspondence, securing parcels, etc.

4. Answer all incoming calls and requests in a timely manner and direct calls to the correct department or team members.

5. Monitor office supplies and place orders when necessary.

6. Take up other duties as assigned.

Experience -

1. Proficient in English (oral and written) would be given priority.

2. 1+ year experience as a receptionist or administrative assistant.

3. Knowledge of spreadsheets and word processing documents.

4. Ability to create an organized filing system.

5. Familiarity with office machines (e.g. fax, printer, etc.) would be an advantage.

IT Horror Story

- By Vigorous IT Solution

Do you want to build a better WordPress Business?

We are bringing in the hosting, tools, plugins, and support you need to run your WordPress Business - all in one place.

Stay tuned. It is going to be "GREAT".

Do you want a powerful cloud service to automatically clean up and protect your websites in seconds using the world's most powerful and friendly all-in-one website security tool?

We are bringing in all in one cloud service to scan, clean and protect all of your infected sites automatically using the world's most powerful and friendly website antivirus and other security tools.

Stay tuned. It is going to "ROCK".

Do you want to manage all of your Business in one platform?

Stop wasting time switching between different apps to manage your business. Start managing your business in one place. CRM, Invoicing, Contracts, Finances, and Employee management in one place.

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Run Your Business From One App:

We are bringing an all in one business management platform designed to help you manage employees, projects, tasks, track your time, create professional contracts, track expenses and send professional invoices that get you paid faster.

Stay tuned. It is going to "ROCK".

WP Google Fonts Vulnerability - WordPress Plugin

Type: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Auto Patch: Not Available

Threat Level: 6/10

Versions: < 3.1.5

URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-google-fonts/

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Immediate update is highly recommended.

Affected file: google-fonts.php

More Details: XSS vulnerability allows an attacker to inject and execute HTML and JavaScript in user's browser.

“Books don't need batteries.”

― Nadine Gordimer

5 Types of Hackers and Why They Hack

Before we look at the psychology behind website hacks, we should first break our hackers out into groups based on their motivations.

Let's dive in for more details.



https://blog.sucuri.net/2021/09/5-types-of-hackers-why-they-hack.html

5 Types of Hackers & Why They Hack - Sucuri Blog When considering why hackers are attacking websites, you might think that there’s a specific reason they target you as a website owner—your business, your reputation, or your information. The truth is, while it feels personal

WP.PaypalDonation.CVE

Details - Vulnerability

Auto Patch: Not Available

Threat level: 6/10

WordPress Paypal Donation Plugin - Immediate update is highly recommended.

Versions: < 1.3.1.

Affected file: includes/private_buttons.php.

Type: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).

More Details: The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a CSRF attack and perform unauthorised actions.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-paypal-donation/ , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b1ebd26-ea8b-448c-a775-66a04102e44f .

Update the plugin for the latest version: https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-paypal-donation/ .

Threats found on your website may leads to SEO results degradation in Search Engine Results Page (SERP), blacklist or other sanctions. You may loose your customers and reputation.

How to optimize CSS for peak site performance?

CSS looks innocent but can require some heavy processing.

Even in 2021, web performance remains a problem.

According to HTTP Archive, the average page requires a 2 MB download, makes more than 60 HTTP requests, and can take 18 seconds to load on a mobile device fully.

Let's dive in for more details.

- Kinsta

https://kinsta.com/blog/optimize-css/

How To Optimize CSS for Peak Site Performance Even in 2021, web performance remains a problem. According to HTTP Archive, the average page requires a 2 MB download, makes more than 60 HTTP requests,

# # Huge Business Update # #

Five years ago, we created a platform to help our clients to build their business brands from the start to the top.

Over the years, we helped thousands of clients to help their businesses build a brand and remain on the top of the business market.

We thank our clients and visitors for their co-operation and trust in our brand.

As the business must go on and be relevant in the current business market, we are changing our business services and ending some products and services cycle and introducing new and improved products and services which will be beneficial for our clients and visitors.

For the last 5 months, we have been working with our current and past clients and asking for feedback and suggestion to introduce our new business process.

Our current products and services, which we will be ending in the coming months;

- Custom Website Development
- Custom Software Development
- Code Signing Certificate
- Email Marketing
- SEO Tool
- Business Email
- SSL Certificate
- All Hosting Plans
- All Domain Services

These services were all addons to our managed services that we would provide if needed to our clients.

Our main products and services on which our business was built and developed remain unchanged, and we will be bringing some huge product and services updates in the coming months.

We will gradually let you know our new product and services introduction in the next few weeks.

All the detailed information has been sent to our current and past clients by email or other related media platforms.

We once again thank our clients and visitors for their continuous support and co-operation.

So, stay tuned :)

XSS Vulnerability Patched in SEOPress Affects 100,000 sites - WordPress

Description: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via REST-API

Affected Plugin: SEOPress

Plugin Slug: wp-seopress

Affected Versions: 5.0.0 – 5.0.3

CVE ID: CVE-2021-34641

CVSS Score: 6.4 (Medium)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researcher/s: Chloe Chamberland
Fully Patched Version: 5.0.4

For more details, please visit Wordfence Blog.

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2021/08/xss-vulnerability-patched-in-seopress-affects-100000-sites/

WP.BoldPageBuilder.2.CVE

Details: Vulnerability

Threat level: 8/10

WordPress Bold Page Builder plugin vulnerability.

Immediate update is highly recommended.

Versions: < 3.1.6.

Affected file: content_elements/bt_bb_masonry_post_grid/bt_bb_masonry_post_grid.php.

Type: PHP Object Injection.

More Details: The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject PHP Object and remotely run code ex*****on.