Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 58! This update is for week 6 of 2023. It is the start of February. This week, I learned a fun fact about something security related Automattic is leading the way on. In this week’s knowledge share, I will explain a proposed security standard that Automattic has […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 56! This update is for week 4 of 2023. This week’s knowledge share is for developers and site owners alike. I will be discussing how open source projects (really any code project) can show, not just tell, their users that their project’s code is secure and safe […]
In the dynamic world of web hosting, the foundation of your WordPress website’s security lies in the choice of your hosting provider. When it comes to your WordPress site, security isn’t merely an option – it’s an absolute necessity. A secure web hosting environment forms the bedrock of your site’s defense against an ever-evolving landscape […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 54! This update is for week 2 of 2023. This week’s knowledge share will continue the trend of new years resolutions. I am honored to share with you these simple tasks you can do, in hopes you will improve your website and business security maturity as we […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 53! This update is for the first week of 2023. I will start by wishing you a Happy New Year – and thank you for listening/reading! 2023’s first week’s news will include an update related to the LastPass compromise from last summer. The cloud-based password vault vendor […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 52! This update is for week 51 of 2022 and this is planned to be the last Patchstack Weekly of the year. This week’s news is about some interactions I had with an AI chatbot called ChatGPT. I will share this chatbot’s amazing ability to write code, […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 51! This update is for week 50 of 2022. This week’s knowledge share is about a recent influx of patched security bugs affecting a single vendor. Don’t panic though, the bugs are low risk. The noteworthy part is the number of products affected by the same bug. […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 50! This update is for week 49 of 2022. This week’s knowledge share is about the lingering problems that can happen after a compromise. This is related to the recent news of LastPass reporting a secondary incident months after an initial break-in. I will discuss this negative […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 49! This update is for week 47 of 2022. This week’s knowledge share will be all about how to find bugs in code – security bugs that is. I will share techniques I use for basic static code analysis and provide examples of what to look out […]
Welcome to the Patchstack Weekly Security Update, Episode 48! This update is for week 46 of 2022. This week’s knowledge share is about the security concern caused when software has been abandoned or has reached its end of life (EOL). I will discuss what the risks of running unsupported software, and what you can do […]