The WordPress team is excited to announce the release of the 6.4 Beta 1 version. Kindly avoid using it on main or critical sites. For best results, test this Beta on a designated test platforms. Three methods to test the 6.4 Beta 1: The goal is to launch WordPress 6.4 by November 7, 2023. WordPress …
Automattic’s WP.cloud and Pressable.com platforms have recently noticed a disturbing pattern of compromised sites. They found that illegitimate new administrator accounts were continuously appearing on the impacted sites. After investigating this matter, a post on the WordPress.org support forums by Slavic Dragovtev brought to light a potential security problem. The issue revolved around a Privilege …
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WordPress is a very secure Content Management System (CMS). However, it’s also the most popular CMS in the world. This means that WordPress websites are popular targets. Even if you run a small blog, chances are high that sooner or later, an attacker or a bot will try to break in and compromise your website. …
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WordPress is one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMSs) on the market. What’s more, it’s built to be secure. Still, if this is your first time using the platform, you might be worried about common WordPress security risks. Fortunately, there are a few simple strategies you can implement to protect your site against …
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On March 22, 2023, a significant security flaw was identified in the WooCommerce Payments plugin, a widely used eCommerce payment plugin for WordPress with over 500,000 active installations. Fortunately, white hat security researcher Michael Mazzolini discovered the vulnerability and responsibly disclosed it through HackerOne, allowing websites to install the patched version 5.6.2 before the full …
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In today’s digital world, website security is more important than ever. WordPress, the most popular content management system (CMS), is often targeted by hackers. Protecting your WordPress site against cyber threats is crucial to safeguard your data, customers, and online reputation. This blog post will share tips to help you secure your WordPress site from …
How to Protect Your WordPress Site Against Hackers: Top Tips for Optimal Security Read More »
WordPress is a widely used content management system that powers millions of websites. Security is crucial for the owners running WordPress sites as a breached site can seriously compromise its users and damage their brand’s identity. This blog post looks at some essential WordPress security requirements and hardening methods without requiring a third-party plugin to …
WordPress is a free, open-source web development platform. WordPress is a content management system (CMS) created in PHP and primarily uses MySQL or MariaDB databases. This is a more technical blog post. WordPress is today’s most user-friendly and powerful blogging, content management, e-commerce, and website builder. A Sneak-peek on WPScan The WPScan security scanner was developed …
How to scan your WordPress instances for Security Issues using WPScan Read More »
WordPress powers about 60% of all websites on the internet, which is a staggering figure by any standard. Most of these WordPress instances lack many basic security features that can mean the difference between your website being hacked and… well, not hacked. In this article, we’re going to run through the process of setting up …
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Author: Luke Stephens Like any system, there are many ways to break into a WordPress installation, to name a few: Exploiting an out of date, vulnerable WordPress core Exploting vulnerable plugins or themes Man-in-the-middle attacks Social engineering One of the most common ways to break into a WordPress installation is to simply find the password …