Content management systems like WordPress and Joombla have become popular targets for hackers in recent times because flaws in those systems can be leveraged for mischief across literally millions of websites. WordPress is running on some 73 million websites and Joomla some 35 million, so if you’re a cybercriminal with a fresh vulnerability in your satchel, you can do some serious damage. Typically, hackers are compromising WordPress websites as the first step of a larger attack, said Michael Sutton, VP of security research at Zscaler.
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Poor Patch Management Makes CMSes Low-Hanging Fruit for Hackers
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 13, 2013 02:58 PMContent management systems like WordPress and Joombla have become popular targets for hackers in recent times because flaws in those systems can be leveraged for mischief across literally millions of websites. WordPress is running on some 73 million websites and Joomla some 35 million, so if you’re a cybercriminal with a fresh vulnerability in your satchel, you can do some serious damage. Typically, hackers are compromising WordPress websites as the first step of a larger attack, said Michael Sutton, VP of security research at Zscaler.