Interview with Security Researcher Hendrik Buckwald

Vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins have been the cause of more site hacks than vulnerabilities in WordPress core. One of the reasons why this is happening is lack of resources. Software will always have vulnerabilities, though the WordPress core code is vetted by thousands of people. Also, the foundation has resources allocated to ensure that the code is as secure as possible. On the other hand, many plugin developers do not have the resources available to ensure that their plugins’ code is secure, especially if it is a small plugin. Though that is all going to change, as Hendrik Buchwald explains in this interview. Hendrik is software engineer, security researcher, and co-founder of RIPS Technologies.
What does RIPS Technologies do?
RIPS Technologies is a high-tech company based in Bochum, Germany. We deliver automated security analysis for PHP applications as local software installation or highly scalable cloud service. Our innovative code analysis algorithms, which are specifically dedicated to the PHP language, can identify complex security vulnerabilities in modern applications like no other solution. Our mission is to provide developers and security professionals with
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