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Security News

Below I’ve curated cyber security news from the world-wide-web – the lefthand column is from “The Hacker News” website and on the right is news from “Security Week”. Both are top cyber security news sites. In the very least this shows that threats are daily and they are very real.

Hacker News

WordPress News

  • WordPress 7.2 Beta 5
    by David Baumwald on November 10, 2026 at 4:59 pm

    WordPress 7.2 Beta 5 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new […]

  • WordPress Credits Welcomes More Than 50...
    by Isotta Peira on November 9, 2026 at 4:01 pm

    More than 50 educational institutions have joined WordPress Credits, giving students worldwide a way to earn academic recognition for contributing to WordPress. The program had two participating institutions in September 2025 and four the following month. By June 2026, that number had reached 27, […]

  • WordPress 7.2 Beta 4
    by David Baumwald on November 3, 2026 at 3:45 pm

    WordPress 7.2 Beta 4 is ready for download and testing! This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new […]

  • WordPress 7.1.4
    by Aaron Jorbin on October 28, 2026 at 5:13 pm

    This security release features fixes for multiple issues. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.4 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. If […]

  • WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 
    by David Baumwald on October 27, 2026 at 3:49 pm

    WordPress 7.2 Beta 2 is ready for download and testing!  This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new […]

  • Critical PHP Security Release
    by John Blackbourn on October 21, 2026 at 1:44 pm

    The PHP project has announced a security release that fixes two critical security vulnerabilities discovered in PHP. Due to the critical severity of the issues, site owners are encouraged to immediately update their installations of PHP. Your web host may already be working to update PHP and put […]

  • WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 is Ready for Download and...
    by David Baumwald on October 20, 2026 at 4:02 pm

    This beta release is intended for testing and development only. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, use a test environment or local site to explore the new features. How to Test WordPress 7.2 Beta 1 You can test […]

  • WordPress 7.1.3 Maintenance and Security Release
    by Jake Spurlock on October 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    This security and maintenance release features 7 security fixes and 4 bug fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click […]

  • WordPress 7.1.2 Release
    by John Blackbourn on September 22, 2026 at 2:01 pm

    This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then […]

  • WordPress Takes Its Turn Leading the Open Website...
    by Mary Hubbard on September 21, 2026 at 2:28 pm

    I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together the community organizations behind Drupal, Joomla!, TYPO3, and WordPress to advocate for open source and share practices that benefit […]