Posts Tagged ‘WordPress Security’
WP Late Night #15: My First Podcast
Following up on my post this morning, talking to my experience on WPLate Night, WPCandy released last nights live recording this afternoon, so go check it out. Oh and special thanks to the guys at WP LateNight for getting my good side in the banner: Look forward to feedback. I always feel funny listening to…
Read MoreInstalling WordPress via Terminal and Securing The Server
So what better way to kick off my security related posts than to summarize the steps I took to get this website up. Big thanks to Daniel Cid for all the guidance and hand holding. This post will provide a cradle to grave review of the process I just went through in the past 48…
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 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.…
Read MoreWordCamp Orange County: End User Awareness
So this is kind of cool, my submission to talk at WordCamp Orange County was accepted. What makes it extra cool is that with the number of WordCamps I have attended, this is my first time speaking. Don’t get me wrong, if you have spent time with me at the after party or any of…
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