Your Theme, Plugin, Site Has a Security Vulnerability – Now What?

You have a plugin, theme, or site and suddenly your worst fear comes true; you get an E-Mail informing you of a security vulnerability. What should you do? How should you respond? What responsibilities do you have? What do you disclose and when? Find out how to handle these tense times and protect yourself and your users.

Learning Outcomes

  • Handle security reports.
  • Properly communicate with reporter.
  • Know what to expect, what to ask for, and what you should and should not share publicly.

Speaker

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About Aaron D. Campbell

Aaron is an international speaker, open source advocate, and outgoing introvert. He’s been a regular contributor to WordPress for more than a decade, and is currently employed by A2 Hosting. His passion is helping companies work with the WordPress project to improve and support WordPress while providing better and more secure WordPress offerings to their customers.