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  • #142 – Miriam Schwab and Oliver Sild on Security Collaboration Between Elementor and Patchstack

    #142 – Miriam Schwab and Oliver Sild on Security Collaboration Between Elementor and Patchstack

    On the podcast today we have Miriam Schwab from Elementor and Oliver Sild from Patchstack. They delve into their partnership focusing on monitoring and quickly addressing WordPress vulnerabilities through a prioritisation system, virtual patches, and a managed vulnerability disclosure program. The conversation highlights the importance of collaboration within the WordPress community to improve security. Elementor’s…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • Patchstack Secures $5M in Series A Funding

    Patchstack Secures $5M in Series A Funding

    Patchstack, a leading WordPress security company, recently raised $5 million in its Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Karma Ventures, G+D Ventures, and Emilia Capital, an investment firm backed by Yoast founders Marieke van de Rakt and Joost de Valk. “With the Series A, we plan to accelerate Patchstack product development…

    Jyolsna

  • #20 – Oliver Sild on the State of WordPress Security

    #20 – Oliver Sild on the State of WordPress Security

    On the podcast today we have Oliver Sild from Patchstack. Patchstack is a product which is designed to help you identify plugin vulnerabilities in your WordPress sites. We talk about how, over the past couple of years, Patchstack has released an annual report concerning the state of WordPress security. What are the broad security trends…

    Nathan Wrigley

  • Patchstack Whitepaper: WordPress Ecosystem Records 150% Increase in Security Vulnerabilities in 2021

    Patchstack Whitepaper: WordPress Ecosystem Records 150% Increase in Security Vulnerabilities in 2021

    Patchstack has published its State of WordPress Security whitepaper with a summary of threats to the WordPress ecosystem recorded in 2021. The whitepaper aggregates data from multiple sources, including the Patchstack Vulnerability Database, the Patchstack Alliance (the company’s bug bounty platform), and publicy reported CVEs from other sources. In 2021, Patchstack recorded nearly 1,500 vulnerabilities,…

    Sarah Gooding

  • Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March

    Patchstack Releases Free Security Plugin, Its Red Team Found 1,182 Vulnerabilities Since March

    In September, Patchstack released its six-month report on the vulnerabilities found with WordPress and its extensions. At the time, it listed over 1,000 issues — the company has shared the updated numbers with WP Tavern. It soon followed that up with a free vulnerability-reporting plugin. Under the banner of WebARX, the company launched the first…

    Justin Tadlock

  • WebARX Rebrands To Patchstack, Combines Services To Focus on WordPress Plugin and Theme Security

    WebARX Rebrands To Patchstack, Combines Services To Focus on WordPress Plugin and Theme Security

    In 2018, WebARX launched the first version of its security platform and grew to 3,000 users. Earlier this month, the company decided to rebrand to Patchstack. Outside of customers getting the name wrong, the company had grown beyond its original SaaS product, providing other services like PlugBounty, an open-source bug-hunting platform. Earlier this year, they…

    Justin Tadlock