Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I have not written about WordPress recently, but it is one of the most – if not the most – popular website package on the web so any issues with it or its plug-ins is news. Both professional web designers and less professional web designers use it. One of the …
Hackers known as “Stargazer Goblin” running a network called Stargazers Ghost Network have been distributing malware, in particular info-stealing malware via over 3,000 fake accounts on GitHub. Over 3,000 GitHub accounts used by malware distribution service (bleepingcomputer.com) Using these accounts, compromised WordPress websites and relying on GitHub’s reputation as trusted …
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WordPress is one of the most – if not the most – popular website package on the web. Both professional web designers and less professional web designers use it. One of the reasons it is so popular is that with a little work, anyone can alter the code or download …
The premium WordPress plugin LayerSlider, which is used in over one million sites, has been shown to be vulnerable to one of the most basic of cyber security hacks – unauthenticated SQL injection. There were tutorials at Napier University showing us how to carry out these types of hacks, it …
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I wrote about the potential victim base that any WordPress cyber security issue exposes last week: WordPress is always a target Have a read of that article if you do not understand why WordPress, WordPress plugins and user authorisation, need careful management in any cyber security plan. To reinforce the …
