Posts Tagged ‘End User Security’
WordCamp Philly 2014: The Key to WordPress Security Is Awareness
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to speak about WordPress Security at WordCamp Philly 2014 as part of the Power User Track. It’s critical to understand that the key to website security is awareness — and that is exactly what we achieve in this talk. Getting down to the basics and sharing insight that…
Read MoreWordCamp Minneapolis 2014: The Basics Of WordPress Security
Over the years, I have seen and experienced an amazing amount of security threats, vulnerabilities, malware attacks, and other problems website owners face. Recently I had the opportunity to speak at WordCamp Minneapolis 2014 on The Basics of WordPress Security, specifically targeted for the website owner or end user. In this presentation, I share insights…
Read MoreReview of the WordPress AntiVirus Plugin – Effective or Not?
After my most recent Review of the WordPress WordFence Plugin post I felt it was only fair that I take time to review the effectiveness of other similar security focused plugins in the WordPress.org repository. It’s important to understand that while I work for an InfoSec company my focus is not on whether its a…
Read MoreReview of the WordFence Plugin – Effective or Not?
As of late I have been seeing a lot of traffic on various mediums, WordPress.org, Twitter, and Facebook about this new plugin – WordFence. It hasn’t been around for too long I don’t think, maybe 6 months or so, and I have been getting a lot of questions around its effectiveness, etc… I get this…
Read MoreIs LastPass Secure?
Back in February I put out a post talking about Web Security: Managing Your Passwords, with the recent compromises on sites like LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm I felt it was appropriate to go back and look at some of the technical aspects of the LastPass solution. Specifically on whether it is secure. This week I…
Read MoreWordCamp Orange County 2012: WordPress Security Presentation
I was a great experience giving the WordPress Security presentation at WordCamp Orange County this year. Big shout out to the organizers, Brandon Dove, Jeffrey Zinn and Robert Nienhaus. Thanks to Daniel Cid, Mark Jaquith, Andrew Nacin, and Dre Armeda for taking time to review and provide guidance. For those interested, here are the slides from the presentation.…
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