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Wordfence Research and News
Category: Podcasts
Episode 75: The WordPress 5.4.1 Security Release & More Plugin Vulnerabilities
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team unpacked the security updates in WordPress 5.4.1, and they published quite a few blog posts about vulnerabilities in popular plugins like Ninja Forms, LearnPress, and the Real-Time Find and Replace plugin.
Episode 74: Staying Safe When Hackers Use Sophisticated Attacks
Stories this week about targeted attacks using 0days in iPhone and iPad devices and a sophisticated phone scam targeting a security professional that ended with a $9,800 wire transfer underscore what we all know: malicious attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Episode 73: Security News and Success through Processes with Adam Silver
The FTC is reporting numerous scams targeting fears and uncertainty, with over $12 million lost to Coronavirus-related scams.
Episode 72: WordPress 5.4 Released, Zoom Conferencing Safety & Security
This week, we look at the WordPress 5.4 release which includes turning distraction free editing on by default.
Episode 71: Hackers Targeting COVID-19 Fears
With many of us under either lockdown or shelter-in-place orders due to the COVID-19/Corona virus, fear and stress are rampant.
Episode 70: Customer Education and Agency Resiliency with Jon Bius
We chat with Jon Bius, a web developer at Biz Tools One, an agency in Fayetteville, NC, about how they use customer education to build relationships and differentiate their business.
Episode 69: The Meteoric Growth of Elementor with Kfir Bitton
On February 26, WordPress page building platform Elementor announced that they had received $15 million in venture funding.
Episode 68: More Plugin Vulnerabilities and Active Attack Campaigns
This week, we review numerous plugin vulnerabilities in popular WordPress plugins and the attacks that are targeting them.
Episode 67: Avoiding Common Vulnerabilities When Developing WordPress Plugins
Almost every week, a new vulnerability is discovered in a popular WordPress plugin or theme, leaving developers scrambling to fix it before it’s widely exploited.
Episode 66: New Plugin Vulnerabilities & Succeeding as a Digital Nomad with Chloe at WCPHX
It has been a busy week in WordPress security with active attacks on a number of plugins including ThemeRex Addons and Theme Grill Demo Importer plugins.
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