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Dropping security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6

As of July 2025, the WordPress Security Team will no longer provide security updates for WordPress versions 4.1 through 4.6. These versions were first released nine or more years ago and over 99% of WordPress installations run a more recent version. The chances this will affect your site, or sites, is very small. If you […]

Securing JSON Parsing with json.scanstring

Secure JSON parsing with json.scanstring is crucial for web development. Protect against vulnerabilities like injection attacks and data leaks.

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Java and Data Encryption: Techniques and Tools

Explore Java's powerful data encryption capabilities with algorithms like AES, RSA, and Blowfish. Understand their unique characteristics, operational modes, and how to implement them effectively, ensuring sensitive data remains secure against unauthorized access in your applications.

SQL for Data Encryption and Security

Enhance your SQL database security with effective data encryption techniques. Explore methods like Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit encryption, including Transparent Data Encryption and SSL/TLS, to safeguard sensitive information from unauthorized access throughout its lifecycle.

Python and Cryptography: Secure Coding – PL Courses

Python and Cryptography: Secure Coding Python is a versatile and widely-used programming language this is known for its simplicity and ease of use. It isn't only popular among beginners but also widely used in various domains, including cryptography. Cryptography...

Securing HTTP Requests with Requests Security Best Practices

Enhance the security of your web applications and APIs with best practices for securing HTTP requests. Learn how to protect sensitive information from eavesdropping, tampering, and man-in-the-middle attacks by implementing HTTPS, secure key exchange, and encryption algorithms. Keep your data safe and maintain user privacy.

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From prompt attacks to data leaks, LLMs offer new capabilities and new threats

While there’s a lot of dangers out there, it’s not all doom and gloom; we also talk about how to mitigate these threats.

WordPress 6.4.2 Maintenance & Security Release

WordPress 6.4.2 is now available! This minor release features 7 bug fixes in Core. The fixes include a bug fix for an issue causing stylesheet and theme directories to sometimes return incorrect results. This release also features one security fix. Because that's a security release, it's recommended that you update your sites immediately. […]

Alert: WordPress Security Team Impersonation Scams

The WordPress Security Team is aware of multiple ongoing phishing scams impersonating both the “WordPress team” and the “WordPress Security Team“ in an attempt to convince administrators to install a plugin on their website which contains malware. The WordPress Security Team will never email you requesting that you install a plugin or theme on your […]

Trust as a service for validating OSS dependencies

This is part two of our conversation with Kubernetes project cofounder Craig McLuckie, whose new company helps developers build safer software by validating where code came from and that it’s been properly maintained.