security – Automattic

Automattic Joins the Tech Coalition

June 1, 2026

We're proud to announce that Automattic has joined the Tech Coalition, a global alliance of technology companies working together to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Pressable, WordPress VIP, and WP Cloud Partners Earn Secure Hosting Alliance Certification

May 28, 2026

Pressable and WordPress VIP have each earned official certification from the Secure Hosting Alliance (SHA), an i2Coalition initiative that recognizes hosting providers with a genuine, demonstrable commitment to security, reliability, and responsible operations.

Jetpack Acquires WordPress Vulnerability Database WPScan

November 4, 2021

Originally posted on Jetpack: Jetpack is acquiring WPScan, a WordPress vulnerability database. WPScan is used across the WordPress ecosystem to learn about new vulnerabilities to WordPress core, themes, and plugins.? WPScan started as a simple Ruby script in 2011 to help identify vulnerabilities in self-hosted WordPress websites. The simple script matured into a large software…