Last week, we compared the WordPress firewall plugins BBQ Firewall and Wordfence Security, after noticing that Google’s Search console showed that a lot of people were coming to our website looking for that comparison, despite us not having one. The Continue reading NinjaFirewall vs Wordfence Security
Yesterday, we detailed significant discrepancies between the way the WordPress security provider Wordfence marketed their Wordfence Intelligence service and the actual results they are delivering with that. Much of that affects those also relying on their Wordfence Security plugin as Continue reading Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Data Feed Keeps Looking Worse
Looking at Google’s Search Console stats for our website showed that a lot of people were coming to our website searching on “BBQ Firewall vs Wordfence”, despite us not having a page comparing the two WordPress security plugins. It doesn’t Continue reading BBQ Firewall vs Wordfence Security
One of the impediments to better security for WordPress websites (and security in general) is that people are not taking basic security measures and instead relying on security solutions that fail to provide the protection that those basic security measures Continue reading WordFence Security Fails to Provide the Protection Keeping WordPress Plugins Updated Would
In our monitoring of the WordPress Support Forum for discussions possibly discussing WordPress plugin vulnerabilities, we have recently been seeing a lot of topics involving vague claims coming from the WordPress security provider Wordfence, through their Wordfence Security plugin, that Continue reading Wordfence is Claiming That WordPress Plugin Has Vulnerability Despite Having No Idea if That is True
In the past, we have looked at the performance impact and memory usage increase caused by WordPress firewall plugins that provide real protection. We recently ran across a website called WP Hive that provides claimed measurements of the performance impact Continue reading WP Hive’s Memory Usage Measurement Math Doesn’t Add Up
Recently someone posted on Reddit looking for a better alternative to the Wordfence Security plugin: For years I used Wordfence and it was okay(ish), but I would like to try something different with better security. [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!
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!