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WordPress Security Nov 01, 2026

ThreatSpot Weekly Digest

0.4% — Only 0.4% of 19,251 recent security header checks on small-business WordPress sites achieved a "Good" configuration (all required browser secur...

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WordPress Security Sep 28, 2026

9-Point WordPress Security Headers Checklist: What to Verify First

Executive summary: Security headers represent one of the simplest yet most frequently overlooked browser-based defenses for small business WordPress s...

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WordPress Security Sep 23, 2026

Myth: Finance WordPress Sites Are Low-Risk. Reality: 49.7% Fail Security Scans.

Finance website owners often believe their WordPress sites are safe by default. The logic sounds reasonable: payment gateways use their own PCI-compli...

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WordPress Security Sep 12, 2026

We Just Scanned 18,068 WordPress Sites. Here’s What Failed.

47.0% was the average security score across 18,068 recent website security scans of small-business WordPress sites. Only 1.3% of scans earned an A-gra...

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WordPress Security Sep 06, 2026

How Often Do Scanned WordPress Sites Have a Properly Configured CSP?

Between August 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026, ThreatSpot scans observed a fully configured Content-Security-Policy header on fewer than one in a tho...

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WordPress Security Sep 04, 2026

Weak Cookie Security and Mixed Content Together Put WordPress Sites at Risk

Short Answer: Only 61.4% of small-business WordPress sites audited in the last 30 days achieved a “Good” mixed content rating, and just 81.5% passed a...

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WordPress Security Aug 30, 2026

Myth: 'WordPress Version Hiding Is Security Theater.' Reality: 1 in 5 Sites Leak Versions Used by Attackers

For years, many WordPress site owners have dismissed version hiding as a “security theater”—an action that only adds surface-level protection with lit...

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WordPress Security Aug 27, 2026

Alert: Weak TLS Protocols and SSL/TLS Together Put Sites at Risk

Short Answer: Only 5.9% of small-business WordPress sites achieved a "Good" SSL/TLS configuration in recent automated security scans. Weak TLS protoco...

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Security Research Aug 24, 2026

The Most Vulnerable WordPress Plugins: Popularity Isn't Safety

We ranked WordPress plugins by known CVE count. The most popular plugins aren't the most vulnerable — but the ones that are vulnerable are everywhere.

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WordPress Security Aug 22, 2026

SSL/TLS Maturity Across 20,425 WordPress Sites: 4 Core Security Metrics

Here are four numbers that separate protected sites from exposed ones. This dashboard snapshot draws from 20,425 recent security scans across small-bu...

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Threat Alert Jul 27, 2026

🔴 CVE-2026-63030: High Exploit Probability — 98% Chance of Exploitation — WordPress Core

CVE-2026-63030 vulnerability alert affecting WordPress Core.

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