In the previous article, The Rise of the Backdoored WordPress Plugins, I discussed the ever-growing threat to WordPress security in the form of compromised plugins. As promised, here are the changes made by attackers to the popular plugins, WPtouch, W3 Total Cache and AddThis. WPtouch…
The Rise of Backdoored WordPress Plugins
It all started a few months ago when I was visiting Lester Chan’s website looking for some information about one of his plugins. Lester Chan has written a good number of very popular WordPress plugins that are used by millions of people. Some of the…
Having a Secure Website Through all of your Website Properties
Having a secure website isn’t just about preventing website hackers from gaining access to your site, but preventing specific damage from the result of your site being compromised. Web hacking might be a little more serious than many people think, as it has been found…
Protecting Your Brand with a Secure Website
These days, everyone and their grandmother has a website or blog. It’s becoming more and more common for the average person to have a website, whether it’s for informational purposes or as a way to promote a product or service. Either way, there is a…
Do you have WordPress Security? Part II
In part I of Do you have WordPress Security, we asked some vital questions relating to keeping your WordPress website and blog secure. Here is the concluding part of the article. Secure WordPress Plugins WordPress plugins are another classic example of how hackers are quickly…
Do you have WordPress Security?
WordPress has become the leading Blogging platform and Content Management System (CMS) for users all over the world. Larger firms are now turning to WordPress due to the numerous benefits and features it provides. However, just like every piece of software, there are security vulnerabilities that…
Attack of the WordPress worm – SQL Injection
Just about every single entity involved in computing requires some form of updates — whether it’s the newest software version of Firefox or the newest graphics driver for your computer. We all know this can get annoying… every few minutes another application is telling me…
Top 10 Reasons Not to Invest in Website Security
For some light humor! 1) You really enjoy waking up in the morning with your coffee, hitting your homepage, and finding a new page marketing ‘special offers’ for ‘enhancement’ products… You spill your coffee, burn…ouch. 2) You just love getting a hosting bill showing your…
Secure Password Recommendations and Research
You have a lot of things you try to keep secure, and some of them you simply have to put in other people’s hands because you can’t do it on our own (like your website *hint hint*). However, there are some things you do have…