WordPress 3.1 (Reinhardt) was made available to the public on February 23, 2011. This version of WordPress is a major release that is more of a CMS than ever before with many enhancements and bug fixes. There were over 180 people that helped develop WP 3.1, 2,000 commits to the codebase and over … Read more about WordPress 3.1 “Reinhardt” Released! New Features & Security Fixes
On Monday February 7, 2011, WordPress has released an important update. Quoting from WordPress.org ... "WordPress 3.0.5 is now available and is a security hardening update for all previous WordPress versions. This security release is required if you have any untrusted user accounts, but it also … Read more about Update To WordPress 3.0.5 Now To Avoid Potential Security Breach
Using the default username of admin for your WordPress login name is a security risk. In the evil world of malicious hackers they all know that the default username of WordPress is admin. Unfortunately, they take advantage of this. I came across this video of a malicious hacker who created a … Read more about WordPress Security Tip: Why Not to Use Username: admin
When you first install WordPress or upload any files using an FTP Client, such as FileZilla, it's more secure to connect via SFTP. Why upload WordPress files using SFTP? The majority of FTP Client users connect to their server via FTP. Unfortunately, using this method uploads your files in … Read more about How to Upload WordPress Files Securely with SFTP
Fantastico Security Vulnerabilities When installing WordPress on your own domain, avoid using auto installers that come with your hosting account, such as Fantastico. Auto installation scripts come with security risks. Avoid unnecessary security vulnerabilities and malicious hackers by doing a … Read more about WordPress Security Risks Using Auto Installers Like Fantastico
Password cracking is a common practice malicious hackers (aka crackers) use to break into WordPress blogs. They use password cracking scripts that repeatedly try to guess your password. Once their nasty script is successful, they gain unauthorized access to your WordPress administrative Dashboard … Read more about WordPress Security: How to Generate & Store Strong Passwords
On Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 3:50pm, WordPress 3.0.4 was released to the public. Version 3.0.4 is a critical WordPress security update for all previous WordPress versions. WordPress version 3.0.4 fixes persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws in the HTML sanitation library, known as … Read more about WordPress 3.0.4 – Critical WordPress Security Update
Wordpress is currently the most used content management system in blogs as well as websites. Wordpress popularity can largely be attributed by its versatility in managing content as well as adding functionalities through extensive library of plugins. Although the system’s fabric is basically well … Read more about 5 Basic Tips to Secure Your WordPress Site