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 …
WordPress is always a target
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 …
WordPress… again…
It is a while since I have highlighted the cyber security risk of using WordPress. As WordPress promotes, it is the most popular website and content management package in the world and it is very well supported with plugins to add that extra functionality you need. But being so popular …
WordPress backup plugin compromised
If you or your web developer uses the WordPress plugin Backup Migration as part of your cyber security plan to protect your website – then you need to take action as it has a fatal flaw: 50K WordPress sites exposed to RCE attacks by critical bug in backup plugin (bleepingcomputer.com) …
WordPress is the Target Again
WordPress claims to be the most popular website platform in world – consequently it is also probably the most targeted by threat actors. Here is yet another attack: Fake WordPress security advisory pushes backdoor plugin (bleepingcomputer.com) Just this week as part of an IT and Cyber Security audit for a …