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WordPress Security 101

WordPress Security 101

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Last Wednesday I delivered a presentation entitled “WordPress Security 101” which got the discussions started in earnest about WordPress Security among our team. | View | Upload your own Here are the takeaways: Keep your blog up to date Don’t use plugins that aren’t in general public use unless you know who wrote them or have thoroughly reviewed the code Forms for reader upload/feedback are the single biggest point of attack – be sure if you code one you use…

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Techcrunch Says WordPress a Massive Security Risk

Techcrunch Says WordPress a Massive Security Risk

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(The link to the article is lower in this post, to ensure the proper text appears in the Techcrunch trackback…) Techcrunch yesterday featured an article by Nik Cubrilovic with the salacious title “WordPress Security Issues Lead To Mass Hacking. Is Your Blog Next?”  – from that article: Due to its popularity as a blogging platform, WordPress has become a prime target for hackers looking to take over blogs for search-engine optimization (SEO) of other sites they control, traffic-redirection and other…

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