This episode of WordPress Weekly featured a panel of four individuals helping to make the web a safer place.
- Chris Wiegman – Lead Developer of iThemes Security
- Regina Smola – Founder of WPSecurityLock
- Brennen Byrne – Founder and CEO of Clef
- Sam Hotchkiss – Founder of BruteProtect
We discussed a number of topics such as two-factor authentication, security best practices, and whether or not strong passwords should be a requirement when creating a user account in WordPress. We also debated whether or not two-factor authentication will become a core feature. Last but not least, we went over some of the trends they’re noticing when it comes to protecting user’s WordPress sites.
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Would love to have joined in on this one.
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