Is WordPress.com SPAM Campaign Due to Compromise?
Tony Perez *****Updated – 20121019***** Both Matt Mullenweg and Barry Abrahamson, System Wrangler with Automattic, have confirmed that there was not an environmental compromise and everything was…
Dealing with WordPress Malware
A few months back I contributed to a post with Smashing Magazine on the top 4 WordPress Infections, it was released yesterday, and it couldn’t…
WordPress Themes: XSS Vulnerabilities and Secure Coding Practices
As many might imagine, my life revolves around Information Security. If you’re like me, you’re undoubtedly seeing all these new posts talking to insecurities in…
WooThemes Security Audit Process & Development Partner WebDevStudios
WooThemes recently released a post talking to an audit that was performed on their various plugins and framework by our team. While true, it is…
WordPress 3.4.2 Released – Maintenance and Security Update!
As many know, today the WordPress team released a new patch for WordPress 3.4.2, and have titled it a maintenance and security release. By now…
Network Outage
UPDATE: Issue has been resolved. Please see timeline below for details. One of the data centers we currently use is experiencing an unusual network level…
WordPress Security – Cutting Through The BS
Update 9/9/16: We released a new guide that provides better instructions on how to clean a hacked WordPress site using the Free WordPress security plugin.…
The Password Dilemma – Unique and Complex is the Key
A lot of attention is being applied to passwords lately, and rightfully so. Most everyone is trying to understand how easy or hard reverse engineering…
Java Zero-Day In The Wild
A Java Zero-Day vulnerability was disclosed today, and its being distributed through the use of websites. If you visit an infected site you’ll see something…
Automation is Key With Today’s Website Attacks
When trying to understand the anatomy of attacks on websites, you have to break it down into manageable parts. In my mind it really comes…
Sucuri Blog Gets a Face Lift
Most of you that follow us have probably noticed something different today, yes, that’s right, we gave our blog a face-lift. I think most will…