It’s common for critics of the Wordfence Security plugin to claim it isn’t useful unless you are using the companion Wordfence Premium service because new rules for the firewall are only provided to paying customers for the first 30 days Continue reading Wordfence Premium Adding Firewall Rules for Vulnerabilities in Under 10 Plugins a Month
In the middle of August, we publicly warned that the WordPress plugin WooODT Lite contained an authenticated option update vulnerability, which would allow logged-in attackers to change arbitrary WordPress options (settings). The possibility of the vulnerability was flagged by proactive Continue reading Wordfence Premium Added “Real-Time Firewall Protection” for Plugin Vulnerability Over Two Months After It Was Disclosed
Where WordPress firewall plugins are really useful is for providing protection before a vulnerability is known about, as at that point they can offer protection that other solutions can’t. That was on display with a recent widely exploited zero-day that Continue reading Wordfence Doesn’t Admit That WordPress Had Already Provided Protection for “Massive Exploit Campaign” Before Them
The Wordfence Security plugin is promoted with the claim that its firewall stops websites from getting hacked: Powered by the constantly updated Threat Defense Feed, Wordfence Firewall stops you from getting hacked. [Read more] ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
We recently tried to add a WordPress firewall plugin named BitFire in to our automated testing system of WordPress security plugins, but found that the plugin wasn’t working properly and then an update totally broke it. We also noticed that Continue reading Even Wordfence Competitor Has Been Fooled by Untruthful Marketing of Wordfence Premium
Last week, the WordPress security provider Wordfence announced a significant price increase for their Wordfence Premium service. What they didn’t provide was any explanation of what was causing their cost for the service to increase, which they needed to pass Continue reading How to Avoid Wordfence Premium Price Increase While Getting Better Real-Time Protection for Free
The Wordfence Security plugin is promoted with the claim that its firewall stops websites from getting hacked: Powered by the constantly updated Threat Defense Feed, Wordfence Firewall stops you from getting hacked. [Read more] ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
The Wordfence Security plugin is promoted with the claim that its firewall stops websites from getting hacked: Powered by the constantly updated Threat Defense Feed, Wordfence Firewall stops you from getting hacked. [Read more] ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!