Whenever a platform is widely used, it is a big target for attacks. Take Windows, it is by far the most widely used OS so it makes sense there are more attacks on it than anything else. The same holds true for browsers and web platforms. So for those of you who use the popular WordPress platform for your blog, security should be a consideration.

To help with this, you can check out the Maximum Security plugin for WordPress.

Maximum Security for Wordpress is packed with strong protection that makes your site extremely secure. It guards against intrusion; tracks a plethora of events; blocks malicious content that could harm your readers and your search engine ranking; and includes a strong Web application firewall along with a full blown intrusion prevention system[.]

You can read the full list of features here. Any version of WordPress later than 2.5 is supported so even though this plugin is still in beta, it is worth taking a look at.

For those of you who host your own blog, it is important to be aware of security issues with the software you are using. Since the seemingly most popular blog packages (Wordpress and Joomla to name a few) run on PHP with a MySQL backend, keeping up with respective infrastructure updates is key to making sure your site is safe from exploits.

To help with news updates, a site to check out is BlogSecurity. While focus is primarily on Wordpress, the site posts notifications about the supporting software packages as well which are common when running this platform.

BlogSecurity appears to be updated only when there is actual news, so you will not be ‘overloaded’ with a bunch of posts. This is a very easy way to keep tabs on what might be a risk to your system without having to spend a bunch of time researching.