Steel Security Blog

Author Enumeration in WordPress: How Usernames Leak Through Public Patterns — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

WordPress Login Error Leakage: Why Specific Login Errors Help Attackers — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

XML-RPC Enabled in WordPress: When It Matters and How to Reduce Risk — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

Sensitive File Permissions in WordPress: What to Lock Down First — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

Database SQL Files in Web Root: Why They Must Be Removed — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

Backup Archives in Public Paths: A Quiet but Serious WordPress Risk — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

Why Leaving phpinfo() in Web Root Is a Security Mistake — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.

Why Backup Config Files in Web Root Create Easy Security Exposure — a practical Steel Security guide explaining why this condition matters, what it can expose, and how to think about safer WordPress hardening.