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Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing Are Not Essential for Addressing Security Risks on WordPress Websites

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A recent SecurityWeek headline claimed that a Ferrari website was put at risk by a WordPress plugin: “WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposed Ferrari Website to Hackers”. While a WordPress plugin was involved, it shouldn’t have been the focus of the headline. Continue reading Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing Are Not Essential for Addressing Security Risks on WordPress Websites→

Wordfence’s Alarmism on Display With “Exploit Atttempts”, Which Are Not Really Exploit Attempts

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Last week we looked into a false claim made by WordPress security provider Wordfence that a plugin had contained a “critical” security vulnerability. In discussing that, we mentioned someone’s concern related to another situation about Wordfence issuing alarmist warnings: This Continue reading Wordfence’s Alarmism on Display With “Exploit Atttempts”, Which Are Not Really Exploit Attempts→

Wordfence and Security Journalists Are Again Creating FUD About the Security of WordPress Websites

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Last week numerous news outlets ran scary sounding stories about a claimed security issue in a WordPress plugin. Here are some of the headlines of stories that were included in Google News: WordPress zero-day vulnerability compromised more than 280000 websites: Continue reading Wordfence and Security Journalists Are Again Creating FUD About the Security of WordPress Websites→