Happy Upcoming Labor Day. Do you know if your WordPress Blog is secure?
I’m seeing messages in the Admin Control Panel of my blogs that there is a worm snaking around on the web creating havoc to older WordPress versions. The messages, which I will link below, are requesting users to update their WordPress to the latest version. It should be an easy thing to do. If you’re worried about breaking your theme because it can’t hold up to latest WP version 2.8.4, go and find another one. There are plenty of free themes out there and yes, I do know the trouble of setting up them up to your specification. However, be safe than sorry.
Btw, a good host, as in Dreamhost will let you know about keeping WP upgraded. I let one of my blogs used an older version for the longest and my host sent me a notice about the update with the reason being keeping my blog secured.
Here are a few links for your perusal.
Directly from the developers
http://wordpress.org/development/2009/09/keep-wordpress-secure/
Old WordPress Version Under Attack. Lorelle also has suggestions for securing your blog.
http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/old-wordpress-versions-under-attack/
WordPress Security and Upgrade Help
http://alexking.org/blog/2009/09/05/wordpress-security-upgrade-help
