Script Updates And Keeping Your Site Hacker Safe

Posted on May 18, 2007
Filed Under Software, Technology and Web 2.0

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I should have written this post earlier this week.

Why?

Because I have been doing a spring clean of all the scripts on my server.

Particularly PHP based scripts. I’m well aware of how vulnerabilities in old scripts can leave you site open to hackers.

A long time ago I was sure that as long as I kept updating my sensitive login passwords that I could thwart any hacking attempt.

However once you have any type of script YOU can be a target of hackers who may delete your databases, upload files to your server and more dubious activities. Worst of all no-one has to physically visit your site as there are automated scripts to do the "dark deeds" on autopilot!

After looking through my directories and files on my server I found some very old and UNUSED scripts that I just didn’t need so I removed them.

My programmer will be working on updating all of my family of WordPress blogs, membership site scripts and others to the most current version.

At least then I should be relatively safe and tie up all known loopholes!

My main reason for staying with my current version of WordPress is because of the plugin compatibility issues. Most plugin script authors have made custom plugins for newer versions of WordPress.

But I must concede to keeping my sites SAFE and SECURE with the risk of loosing some functionality with plugins, maybe.

So please bear with me while this work goes on for about a week.

I apologies for any loss in uptime and look forward to everything being completed within a few days, depending on my programmers schedule.

I love WordPress and wouldn’t want to trade it in for any other blogging software but it is driving me crazy keeping up with the new versions and security patches that I ALMOST wish I had opted to host my blogs off-site.

Hmm!

Further Reading:

WordPress template.php Exploit Discovered

WordPress Multiple Script Injection Vulnerabilities

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