Posts Tagged ‘WordPress Security’
WordPress Fork in 2013?
So John O’Nolan started things off with a bang today with his Rethinking WordPress post and it has sparked a lot of discussion across both sides of the fence. If time permits take a minute to look through the thread on YC’s Hacker News. John brings up a number of very good points, as does Matt…
Read MoreBasic Access Authentication: Protection Against Automation
I wrote an article recently talking to the use of Basic Access Authentication to help harden your administrator panel. I have been monitoring my logs to see how it protects and this is what I found:
Read MoreWordCamp Baltimore 2012: WordPress Security Panel
This weekend I’ll be jumping on a jet plane again — this time to WordCamp Baltimore 2012 happening September 8 at the Maryland Science Center. I’ll be joining my business partner Dre Armeda and development partner Brad Williams for a WordPress Security panel, where we’ll be answering YOUR questions about security, WordPress, and keeping your…
Read MoreWordCamp Chicago 2012: WordPress Security, The Nitty Gritty
I was fortunate enough to be accepted to talk at WordCamp Chicago 2012 on WordPress Security, The Nitty Gritty as part of the Advanced Developer Track. In this presentation I talk about web security, WordPress, and how they co-exist. this is an expansion on previous presentations, updating it with the latest trends and sharing more…
Read MoreUninstall ModSecurity & WordPress Challenges
Ok, as simple as a post as this might appear I recently undertook an effort to install and configure ModSecurity on my little server. In the process I quickly learned a number of things, specifically that I needed to uninstall from my production box and push it over to a staging box. I’m not a…
Read MoreRecent Security Related Posts
Sometimes I wonder why I did this to myself, start a blog that has to be maintained, but don’t worry I will maintain it, I hope. That being said, the past few weeks have been busy. While I have posted here, there have been a number of things going on. The most notable, notable in…
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