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) …
Bad code
It is a while since the Log4j issue made the tech news – but recent research has shown that many apps that rely on this module are still using a version vulnerable to attack. Over 30% of Log4J apps use a vulnerable version of the library – BleepingComputer Your takeaway …
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 …
You have to keep an eye on WordPress
Whether you develop your WordPress website your self or get a developer to do it for you – your website is your reputation, you need to be managing it. How much are you relying on your web designer to protect your reputation? There are always vulnerabilities being exploited in WordPress …
