1 Dec 2017

What Happened With WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities in November 2017

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Here is what we did to keep those are already using our service secure from WordPress plugin vulnerabilities during November (and what you have been missing out on if you haven’t signed up yet): [Read more]

27 Nov 2017

A WordPress Plugin Having Ten Thousand Installs Doesn’t Mean it Will Have Been Reviewed for Security

When it comes to the security of WordPress plugins there are a lot of misconceptions out there (many times they are being repeated by security companies). One of them is that a more popular plugin is going to be more secure because it has been reviewed for security. Here is an example of this claim from a recent thread on Reddit:

it is important to note that there are many thousands of WordPress plugins available, and many of them have only been installed on a handful of websites. Lesser known or less popular plugins will often not have been reviewed for security, and may contain flaws. [Read more]