The WordPress security team has taken a rare step last week and used a lesser-known internal capability to forcibly push a security update for a popular plugin. While robust passwords help you secure ...

WordPress security should be a concern for every WordPress user. Here are 7 security plugins that Wordpress users have rated the highest. WordPress security has become a topic of huge importance for ...

It's an interesting paradox. WordPress powers 35 percent of all websites on the Internet, in part because it's so flexible and modular. It has a robust library of more than 50,000 plugins, each adding ...

WordPress announced a major clampdown to protect its theme and plugin ecosystem from password insecurity. These improvements follow a flurry of attacks in June that compromised multiple plugins at the ...

There’s another ransomware story this week, but this one comes with a special twist. If you’ve followed this column for long, you’re aware that ransomware has evolved beyond just encrypting files.

Israeli application security firm Checkmarx said its WordPress plugin analysis found seven out of the 10 most popular e-commerce plugins contain vulnerabilities. The security firm found SQL injection ...

WordPress announced a proposal to take a more proactive approach toward third party plugins in order to improve security and site performance. What is being discussed is a plugin checker that will ...

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All-In-One Security, a WordPress security plugin installed on more than 1 million websites, has issued a security update after being caught three weeks ago logging plaintext passwords and storing them ...

WordPress is one of the most widely-used Content Management Systems on the planet. With over 43% of websites using the platform, it’s no surprise that it has a target on its back. That not only means ...