WordPress 3.5.1 Released
Daniel Cid The WordPress team just pushed out a new version of WordPress (3.5.1) that has some security bugs fixed. Straight from their release post, these are…
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WordCamp Las Vegas 2012 – Tony Perez: WordPress Security – Dealing with Today’s Hacks
Dre Armeda Here is a great presentation given by Tony Perez our COO in October of 2012 at WordCamp Las Vegas:
W3 Total Cache Implementation Vulnerability
Just in time for Christmas, it was announced on the full disclosure list a security (configuration/implementation) bug on W3 Total cache (W3TC), one of the…
Website Malware – Sharp Increase in SPAM Attacks – WordPress & Joomla
Tony Perez This past week we have seen a sharp increase in the use of old tactics designed to poison your search engine results – also known…
WordPress 3.5 Released
Update like it’s hot! Today marks the release of WordPress 3.5 (Named Elvin after jazz drimmer Elvin Jones), a major release this year for the…
Sucuri SiteCheck Malware Scanner Plugin for WordPress
If you’re a WordPress user, love our free SiteCheck scanner, or already use our free SiteCheck Malware Scanner Plugin for WordPress, we have an update…
Out-of-date Software Affects Websites Big and Small
Last week we published an article listing some big and popular websites that were leaking information about their users via the Apache server-status page. We…
Sucuri – Decoding Obfuscated PHP
We are happy to release a new tool for you Do It Yourself (DIY) types. Every now and then you might come across a variety…
Is WordPress.com SPAM Campaign Due to Compromise?
*****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…