Latest news
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WordPress sites targeted by mass brute-force attack
15.04.2013
US-CERT has issued an alert regarding the ongoing massive brute-force attacks against WordPress sites, warning users and administrators to keep their installation always updated and to change the username and password for their WordPress accounts - especially if they kept the default "admin" username and use an easy-to-guess, commonly-used password.
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WordPress.com adds 2-factor authentication option
08.04.2013
WordPress users can finally secure their account(s) with two step authentication.
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WordPress 3.5.1 fixes 37 bugs
28.01.2013
WordPress 3.5.1, now available for download, is a maintenance and security release for all previous versions that fixes 37 bugs.
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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security
18.01.2013
Author: Olly Connelly Pages: 408 Publisher: Packt Publishing ISBN: 1849512108 Back in 2004, the company behind the then-popular blogging platform Movable Type shot themselves in the foot by changing the license, prompting the majority of top users to select an alternative platform.
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Exploit tool hitting Joomla and WordPress sites
12.12.2012
Joomla and WordPress sites' administrators should consider updating to the latest version of their respective content management system as soon as possible since, according to reports, malware peddlers are bent on compromising them with "some tool that's basically firing a bunch of Joomla and Wordpress exploits at a given server and hoping something hits." The compromised websites are then embedded with an iFrame that first directs users to a traffic distribution system, and then to a page hosting an exploit kit.
Spotlight

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
Posted on 15 May 2013. | The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware
Posted on 14 May 2013. | While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people
Posted on 14 May 2013. | You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts
Posted on 13 May 2013. | Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.
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