WPWeekly Episode 320 – Building a Sustainable Web
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I are joined by Jack Lenox, Software Engineer […]
Tag: security
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WordPress 4.9.5 Squashes 25 Bugs
WordPress 4.9.5 is available for download and is a maintenance and security release. WordPress 4.9.4 […]
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Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certificates Are Now Available
In July of last year, Let's Encrypt announced that it would begin issuing Wildcard certificates […]
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New Plugin Makes WordPress Core Updates More Secure by Requiring Cryptographic Signature Verification
In 2016, WordFence published their findings of a vulnerability that could have compromised the servers […]
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WordPress 4.9.2 Patches XSS Vulnerability
WordPress 4.9.2 has been released and patches a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Flash fallback […]
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Jetpack 5.6.1 Increases Security of the Contact Form Module
Jetpack has released version 5.6.1 which hardens the Contact Form module by improving permissions checking […]
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WordPress 4.9.1 Released, Fixes Page Template Bug
WordPress 4.9.1 is available for download and is a maintenance and security release. This release […]
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GitHub Launches Security Alerts for JavaScript and Ruby Projects, Python Support Coming in 2018
Last month GitHub launched its Dependency Graph feature that tracks a repository’s dependencies and sub-dependencies […]
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WPWeekly Episode 293 – WordPress 4.8.3, RIP Firebug, and Patreon
In this episode, John James Jacoby and I discuss the news of the week including, […]
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WordPress 4.8.3, A Security Release Six Weeks in the Making
WordPress 4.8.3 is available and is a security release for 4.8.2 and all previous versions. […]
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Postman SMTP Plugin Forked after Removal from WordPress.org for Security Issues
In early October the popular Postman SMTP plugin was removed from WordPress.org due to security […]
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GitHub Launches New Dependency Graph Feature with Security Alerts Coming Soon
GitHub announced a new Dependency Graph feature at the Github Universe conference yesterday. It lists […]
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Disqus Data Breach Affects 17.5 Million Accounts
Disqus, a comment management and hosting service, has announced it suffered a data breach that […]
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New WP-CLI Project Aims to Extend Checksum Verification to Plugins and Themes
The WP-CLI team is initiating a new project that aims to bring checksum verification to […]
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SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam Plugin Permanently Removed from WordPress.org Due to Spam Code
The SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin has been removed from the WordPress Directory due to its […]