Category: WordCamp
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Your Search Bar Is Your Back Door: And Here’s How to Lock It
Last Saturday I spoke at WordCamp Europe 2026 in Kraków about a topic that’s been on my mind for a while: the WordPress search endpoint as a DDoS attack vector. The talk was called “The Hidden DDoS Threat in WordPress: Abusing the Search Endpoint“ and the response was incredible (thank you very much!!). However, some…