Ryan Dewhurst is an ethical hacker & penetration tester who has developed tools that make finding vulnerabilities in WordPress easier. Ryan is 1 of 3 contributors to WPScan, a command line tool that streamlines this testing. Ryan also maintains the WPScan Vulnerability Database, used by many services including Wordfence to alert WordPress users to the vulnerabilities on their site. Ryan & Mark talk about these services, how they work, how they're used & how you can use them to test your own site's security.

Mark sat down with Frank Robinson at WordCamp Atlanta a few weeks ago. Frank started Studio Media 22 in 2008, an agency focused on building sites and digital media in the beauty industry. Frank is a software designer and entrepreneur growing his business. We talk about why he focused on the beauty industry and how that gives him a competitive advantage, the opportunities for business, film and technology in Atlanta as well as why security and Wordfence is such a critical part of his business.

Ninja Forms is used on over 1 million WordPress sites. In this episode, Mark interviews James Laws, the co-founder of WP Ninjas, the developers behind this powerful form builder. James & Mark talk about revenue models that work, how to find new opportunities, experimentation with new products & learning from your customers. They also discuss how to choose your next project when you have too many ideas, & new businesses WP Ninjas are exploring in eCommerce.

If you've ever attended a WordCamp or a WordPress meetup, that community experience was based on the guidance & support from WordCamp Community Manager Cami Kaos. Cami is the primary contact for the 150 WordCamps & over 600 WordPress meetups taking place around the world this year. Her efforts ensure that the volunteers organizing events have what they need to succeed. Cami shares her thoughts on getting started with WordPress meetups & WordCamps, challenges facing the growing community & getting involved.

Dr. Andy Fragen is a trauma/acute care surgeon as well as a prolific WordPress plugin author. One of his plugins, GitHub Updater, allows you to host WordPress plugins and themes on GitHub instead of WordPress.org. Andy supports numerous WordCamps and is an active member of the WordPress community in southern California. I had the pleasure of talking with Andy at WordCamp Orange County. He's a fascinating person and I really think you'll enjoy our conversation.

This week we cover the WhatsApp zero-day vulnerability that allegedly was used to infect phones with malware. We announce a new Wordfence update, making an updated two-factor authentication feature available to all Wordfence users. We cover a story about SIM hijacking and discuss why we need to move away from SMS authentication. We also cover an ongoing supply-chain attack affecting thousands of sites, three antivirus companies that have been compromised, a malvertiser indictment, and other stories.