WordPress released a security update to the public on December 8, 2010. It is recommended that you upgrade your WordPress version to 3.0.3 immediately. WordPress Security Issues / Enhancements This release fixes issues in the remote publishing interface, which under certain circumstances allowed … Read more about WordPress 3.0.3 – Security Update
WordPress released a mandatory security update to the public on November 30, 2010. Please be advised that you need to upgrade your WordPress version to 3.0.2 immediately. WordPress Security Issues / Enhancements According to WordPress.org, a moderate security risk was found that could allow a … Read more about WordPress 3.0.2 – Mandatory Security Update
The developers of WordPress began working on WordPress 3.1 in September 2010, their next major release. WordPress 3.1 is scheduled to be released to the public in December, 2010 to early 2011. Rumor has it, the target release date is December 15, 2010. Things are already well underway with … Read more about WordPress 3.1 Scheduled for December 2010
After much anticipation, the stable version of WordPress 3.0 (Thelonious) was released on Thursday, June 17, 2010. According to Matt Mullenweg, WordPress 3.0 is faster, stabler and more secure. It comes with more than 1,200 bug fixes and feature enhancements. After reviewing the comprehensive list … Read more about WordPress 3.0 Thelonious Security Features
Many have heard the old cliche, "the haves versus the have-nots". Fewer may be aware of Steve Gibson's quote on hard drives: "There are two kinds of hard drives, those that have crashed and those that have not crashed yet!" I am proposing a mashup of these two quotes into "The Hacked" and "The … Read more about May Day Mayday! “The Hacked” And “The Hacked-Nots”
Currently, WordPress works on both PHP 4 and PHP 5 based platforms. However, soon WordPress will not longer support PHP 4. As you're probably aware WordPress 3.0 is soon to be released to the public. It has been said that many features will be coded to run in PHP 5 only. Some existing features, such … Read more about How to Upgrade from PHP 4.x to PHP 5.x at Go Daddy
More and more, I hear people blaming WordPress and/or hosting companies for their websites being compromised. Some have valid points and others have not taken the security measure necessary to protect themselves. But...who's responsible for your website's security? Ultimately, it's you! You own the … Read more about Who’s Responsible for Your WordPress Security?
