What WordPress is Doing
To Keep Your Site Safe
WordSesh 2018
Slides: https://adcwp.me/wordsesh2018
Our Goal
Keep WordPress Users Secure
31.3%
Code Review
Bug Bounty Program
Bug Bounty Success
- Increased number of issues reported
- Reporters feel appreciated
- Average bounty – $350
- Over $17,000 paid out for valid issues
- Better Tools (as part of HackerOne)
Bug Bounty Struggles
- Only about 13.4% of reports are valid
- High Touch
Relationships
- Plugin Devs
- Other CMSs
- Hosts
- WAFs
Automatic Updates
Automatic Updates are Fast
Over 100k sites updated per minute
Automatic Updates are Extremely Reliable
More than a 99.9% success rate
Only about a .001% failure rate
What Can You Do?
- Make sure auto updates work on your site
- Report issues to https://HackerOne.com/WordPress
- Do your part – Great Passwords, 2FA, etc
- Teach others
Q & A
Aaron D. Campbell – @AaronCampbell

Slides: https://adcwp.me/wordsesh2018
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