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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 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 […]

  • WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release
    by Aaron Jorbin on September 17, 2026 at 7:53 pm

    This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can download WordPress 7.1.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress […]

  • Students Built 108 Websites in Two Weeks in...
    by Destiny Kanno on September 7, 2026 at 11:19 pm

    In July, students at two campuses in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh, built 108 websites. In eastern Uganda, a workshop that arrived to find no electricity at the school ran anyway, for more than 100 learners, because a former student had asked for it. In Costa Rica, three university students taught a […]

  • WordPress Signs the Open Weights and American AI...
    by Mary Hubbard on August 27, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    We’re proud to announce that WordPress has signed Open Weights and American AI Leadership, an open letter asking US policymakers to not place early restrictions on open weight AI models. These are artificial intelligence models that anyone can download, inspect, modify, and run on their own […]

  • AI Creates Opportunity While Artists Ship at...
    by Nicholas Garofalo on August 20, 2026 at 5:51 am

    WordCamp US (WCUS) 2026 just wrapped up after 4 days at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Over 1,100 people from around the world registered to attend, and thousands more watched online through livestreams. Contributor Day and Showcase Day opened the week before two main […]