‘Security’ Videos

  • Masaya Hayashi: WordPressのセキュリティを強化すると、どんな良いことがあるの?

    WordCamp Tokyo 2015Speaker: Masaya Hayashi

    January 22, 2016 — “テーマは、セキュリティです。
    主に初心者を対象として、WordPressでサイトを運営する上で最低限必要なセキュリティの知識、考え方についてご説明します。

    さくらインターネットが提供するサービス「さくらのレンタルサーバ」には、非常にたくさんのWordPress環境がユーザーさんの手によりインストールされており、日々セキュリティに関する対応が発生しております。

    問題が起こらなければ、なかなかセキュリティの問題を意識することも少ないのではないかと思いますが、どうしても優先順位が低くなってしまいがちなセキュリティ対策について、積極的な意義を見出し、優先度を上げるきっかけとしていただければと思います。

    ・キリがないセキュリティ対策
    ・セキュリティ対策するメリットは?
    ・ホスティング事業者(さくらインターネット)の視点
    ・セキュリティ対策の基本
    ・コミュニティとホスティング事業者の可能性”

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  • Alex Sirota: Managed WordPress Demystified

    WordCamp Toronto 2015Speaker: Alex Sirota

    January 16, 2016 — Managed WordPress is a vibrant category of web hosting that specializes in doing 1 thing only: ensuring your WordPress websites are reliable, secure and well-maintained.

    In this presentation, Alex Sirota, Director of NewPath Consulting will describe the different types of hosting available for WordPress with a focus on the ever evolving managed WordPress hosting space.

    This will be a non-vendor biased presentation but will help web developers, designers and their customers understand the value proposition that a Managed WordPress hosting company can offer.

    Objectives:

    – Describe the difference between shared hosting & Managed WordPress.
    – Demonstrate some of the very cool features in several Managed WordPress systems including GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Solution (part of GoDaddy Pro), DreamPress from DreamHost, FlyWheel, Pantheon and WPEngine.
    – Present a new survey of more than 20 Managed WordPress hosts across the world.

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  • Ben Martin: Building a Better Security Posture

    WordCamp Toronto 2015Speaker: Ben Martin

    January 11, 2016 — Tips on how to improve the security of your WordPress site and develop better security posture. I’ll explore the motivations behind why WordPress sites get attacked and how to protect, detect and respond to these threats.

    Learning Outcomes

    – Understand the motivations of attackers and why they would want to hack your blog.
    – Protect your website from the bad guys.
    – Improve attitude and posture towards security.
    – Effectively monitor your site environment for anything amiss.

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  • Franco Farnedi: Panoramica sui rischi di sicurezza di un sito WordPress

    WordPress Meetup RomagnaSpeaker: Franco Farnedi

    January 9, 2016 — Una panoramica base sui rischi di sicurezza che possono colpire un sito WordPress e come proteggersi.

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  • Krzysztof Drozdz: Mity (nie)bezpieczenstwa

    WordCamp Krakow 2015Speaker: Krzysztof Dróżdż

    January 8, 2016 — Wokół bezpieczeństwa stron opartych o WordPressa narosło wiele mitów, a na ich podstawie cały czas powstają nowe.

    Część z nich jest niegroźna, inne prowadzą do bardzo poważnych zagrożeń, nie tylko dla Twojej strony, ale też pozostałych użytkowników internetu, a ich skutki bywają kosztowne. Warto więc zatrzymać się na chwilę i zweryfikować poprawność niektórych popularnych twierdzeń.

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  • Dave Jesch: Plugin Vulnerabilities – How to Secure Your Code

    WordCamp Orange County 2015Speaker: Dave Jesch

    January 6, 2016 — Prevention is the key to plugin vulnerabilities! Learn what to look for in your own code to help safeguard from potential issues. A step-by-step guide will be provided on how to avoid vulnerabilities and make your code more secure. With the generosity of popular plugin authors, we will review some recent vulnerabilities found, share how they fixed the problems and discuss the best methods for getting the word out about your plugin once it’s been securely updated. Yes, there will be code.

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  • Tom J Nowell: Escape from New York

    WordCamp NYC 2015Speaker: Tom J Nowell

    December 20, 2015 — Think your theme is secure? Your plugin API can be trusted? Think again. I’m going to show you how to make your site iron-cast by escaping your way to security

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  • Andrew Villeneuve: WordPress Security 101

    WordCamp Seattle 2015: Beginner EditionSpeaker: Andrew Villeneuve

    December 17, 2015 — Steps every business owner should take to safeguard their business’ virtual presence

  • Ryan Rudolph: Get It Right The First Time – WordPress Launching Checklist

    WordCamp US 2015Speaker: Ryan Rudolph

    December 14, 2015 — Are you doing all you can before your website becomes accessible to billions of people? This talk is an overview of major elements to take into account before launching a successful WordPress website. Topics discussed include functionality, responsiveness, search engine optimization, speed, security, and backups.

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  • Paul Schreiber: Meeting the New York Times Challenge – Delivering the news over HTTPS

    WordCamp US 2015Speaker: Paul Schreiber

    December 11, 2015 — Last November, The New York Times challenged news sites to fully support HTTPS in 2015. What does it mean to meet that challenge? This session will discuss the problems we encountered moving to HTTPS (and how we solved them). We’ll then give you hands-on help with anything you need: server configuration, certificates, mixed-content warnings, CDNs — even ads, analytics and A/B tests.

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