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WordPress security news and issues.

StackPath has acquired MaxCDN. If you use…

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Brian Krogsgard
StackPath has acquired MaxCDN. If you use MaxCDN, it doesn't seem you will be effected in the short term, though based on what I'm reading today, a move upmarket might be in the works down the road. StackPath was started by…

A new major version of Gravity Forms…

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Brian Krogsgard
A new major version of Gravity Forms (2.0) was recently released. It's a substantial milestone with focuses on new features and enhancements, under the hood improvements, the API, their add-on framework, and enhanced security hardening.

The new iThemes security dashboard looks…

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Brian Krogsgard
The new iThemes security dashboard looks slick. It's nice that everything is one page. I'm always pleased when screens and user experiences are tweaked as products (and their features) get more numerous and more complex. The new design looks like it…

WordPress Security — Draft podcast

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Katie Richards
This week, Joe and Brian discuss WordPress and website security, why it matters, how to go about it, and what the consequences can be when everything goes downhill.

One more security update: Ninja Forms…

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Brian Krogsgard
One more security update: Ninja Forms had a pretty nasty bug that allowed arbitrary file uploading. They worked with a security researcher -- who tells his tale here -- and the WordPress plugin team to get forced-upgrades to all users.

Encouragement to reward folks who find plugin vulnerabilities

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Brian Krogsgard
Mika Epstein posted a recommendation on Make WordPress Plugins for authors who make money from plugins to utilize a service like HackerOne to help identify and fix vulnerabilities in their plugins. The WordPress tag on HackerOne -- which is a…

The aftermath of the Panama Papers…

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The aftermath of the Panama Papers is going to be happening for a long time, but a few sources that are trying to figure how exactly the link happened have been recently mentioning a three-year old install of Drupal. A…

WPTavern has some excellent thoughts on…

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WPTavern has some excellent thoughts on communication, especially when it comes to developers informing their users about the status of their projects. Developers give little thought to how they would handle emergencies -- such a security breach -- until it…

Linode has finally followed up after…

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Linode has finally followed up after their security brew-ha-ha that you may remember affected WP Engine not long ago. It doesn't say a ton and follows a pretty standard follow-up / PR script, but it's at least some closure for…

WordFence is spreading the word about…

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WordFence is spreading the word about three different plugins with security vulnerabilities they've found exploited in the wild. WooCommerce Store Toolkit (not publicly available, patched, but will need updating) WordPress User Meta Manager (on .org, blind SQL injection vulnerability) WP…

WordPress 4.4.2 is out with a…

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WordPress 4.4.2 is out with a security and maintenance release. It should be a no-brainer update for everyone (and is probably updated on most of your sites by now, automatically). It affects all versions of WordPress and updates are out…
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