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WordPress 2.8.6 Security Release

{ Posted on Nov 13 2009 by Ryan Boren }

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Categories : Releases, Security

2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended. The first problem is an XSS vulnerability in Press This ...Read More »

WordPress 2.8.5: Hardening Release

{ Posted on Oct 21 2009 by Peter Westwood }

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Categories : Releases, Security

As you know over the past couple of months we have been working on the new features for WordPress 2.9. We have also been working on trying to make WordPress as secure as possible and during this process we have ...Read More »

How to Keep WordPress Secure

{ Posted on Sep 06 2009 by Matt }

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Categories : Development, Security

A stitch in time saves nine. I couldn’t sew my way out of a bag, but it’s true advice for bloggers as well — a little bit of work on an upgrade now saves a lot of work fixing something ...Read More »

WordPress 2.8.4: Security Release

{ Posted on Aug 12 2009 by Matt }

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Categories : Releases, Security

Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in ...Read More »

The WordPress 2.0.x Legacy Branch is Deprecated

{ Posted on Jul 30 2009 by Mark Jaquith }

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Categories : 2.0, Development, Security, branch, deprecation, legacy

The WordPress team had initially committed to maintaining the WordPress 2.0.x legacy branch until 2010. Unfortunately, we bit off more than we could chew—the 2.0.x branch is now retired and deprecated, a few months shy of 2010. Many of the security ...Read More »

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Schedule

0900-1000: Registration and Breakfast
1000-1010: Opening by e27 Singapore
Mohan Belani
1010-1110: Keynote
Scott Rafer
1110-1210: Panel Discussion - Innovation in Asia and where is it heading
Moderator - Benjamin Joffe
Panelist 1 - Lu Gang
Panelist 2 - Dr Lai Kok Fung
Panelist 3 - Wong Hoong An
Panelist 4 - R. Chandrashekar
1210-1230: Talk by MDA
1230-1400: Lunch
1400-1440: Case Study 1
Benjamin Joffe
1400-1440: Case Study 2
R. Chandrashekar
1440-1600: Startup Pitches
(8 - 10 Pitches)
Panelist 1 - Reza Behnam
Panelist 2 - Scott Rafer
Panelist 3 - Dan Neary
Panelist 3 - Tahn Joo Chin
1600-1630: Tea Break
1630-1730: Breakout Session 1: Content Management System with Django
Kenny Shen
Breakout Session 2: I did not know Flex can do this!
Hu Shunjie Breakout Session 3: Trends on Online Social Networks in Asia: Where and when it is heading
Bernard Leong Breakout Session 4: SiTF Mentorship Programmer (SMP)
Mark Randolph
1730-1830: Breakout Session 1: Working with the media as a start-up
Chi-Loong
Breakout Session 2: Robotics meet the Internet
Thomas Tan Breakout Session 3: Effective Marketing
Ryan Lim Breakout Session 4: Help IT people become admired and respected business presenters
Andrew Lightheart
1830-1930: Breakout Session 1: How to grow a global startup: The story of Skype
Sten Tamkivi
Breakout Session 2: Monkey to Monk - becoming a high performance developer
Daniel Vaughan Breakout Session 3: Feed the Growing Appetite for the Digital Lifestyle
Lee Poh Heng Breakout Session 4: Tools for innovators
Shaun Martin
1830 onwards: Post event networking