How to keep a log of Yoast SEO changes on your website
Most site owners are well-aware of the impact of both good and bad Search Engine Optimization (SEO). As such, monitoring how SEO affects your site is vital. In fact, there’s a simple way to keep a log of Yoast SEO changes across your entire site. We develop an...Episode 116: Packagist Patch Shows How Supply Chain Threats Could Impact WordPress
A vulnerability discovered in Packagist, which is used by Composer to manage PHP package requests, could have allowed attackers to trick Composer into downloading backdoored source code, potentially affecting all WordPress sites. Packagist reports that it’s not...WordPress Security Updates: April 2021
This article covers our public notifications related to major security issues our clients and the WordPress community should know about. We are always focused on prevention and the mitigation of […] Source: Security Feed
WordPress Vulnerability Report: May 2021, Part 1
Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. This report covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. Each vulnerability will have a...
SQL Injection: A Guide for WordPress Users
If you’re serious about your website’s security, then it’s time to learn about the dangers of SQL injections and how you can combat them. The term SQL injection (also called SQLi) refers to a type of cyberattack technique that is a common way for hackers to compromise...The Month in WordPress: April 2021
As WordPress grows, both in usage as a CMS and in participation as a community, it’s important for us to shed the idea that software creation is only about what literally can be done to code or what literally can be done to core or what literally can be done to the...SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in CleanTalk AntiSpam Plugin
On March 4, 2021, the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated responsible disclosure for a Time-Based Blind SQL Injection vulnerability discovered in Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk, a WordPress plugin installed on over 100,000 sites. This...Episode 115: Update Your Mac: Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Apple patches a gatekeeper bypass vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild on MacOS. Though this vulnerability requires some social engineering to exploit, it is believed to have been actively exploited since January 9, 2021. Some Digital Ocean customers were...