November 30

WordPress 2.8+: Maximum Security

WordPress is a very popular open source platform. While the team works on the the 2.9 release, there are few upgrades that remedy some current security faults. It is impressive that an open source solutions takes such an aggressive stand toward security.

wordpress-security

Changes:

two tag importer plugin support has ended
more secure file upload rights
suppresses vulnerable PHP code areas
solves trackback DOS attack problem

This is not the end all be all of security. You hosting environment is also important. Also evaluate your hosting provider to ensure that you site is safe and secure.