Schedule

Securing Your Code – Advanced WordPress Security for Developers

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016
Time: 2:30 - 3:15 pm (EDT) (UTC-04:00)
Location: Room B226
Format: General Lecture Session

Session description

We'll take a deep dive into secure WordPress development. We'll go far beyond nonces and WordPress functions, and will look into what can go wrong at a lower level if poor security practices are used during WordPress development.

Presenter

Chris Wiegman

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Senior Web Engineer, 10up

Chris is a Senior Web Engineer for 10up and has been working on WordPress since 2008. Before joining 10up Chris built one of the largest security plugins in the WordPress community as well as numerous other plugins and solutions. When not coding Chris loves to teach and has presented at numerous WordCamps and other conferences as well as taught computer security for St. Edward’s University and other University courses ranging from computers to aviation.

Sessions

  • General Lecture Session: Securing Your Code - Advanced WordPress Security for Developers