VaultPress is a new Automattic service which Matt Mullenweg is promoting as more then another WordPress backup plugin.  Arcade does WordPress development, so when we were told we could beta test VaultPress, everyone gets excited.

This is exactly what WordPress needs.  We use WP as a website CMS, and it is a wonderful website content management system.  While originally a blog publishing platform, it has grown.  It is a solid solution for most sites we build.  There are some holes in WP, such as the admin panel, the open source plugins permissions settings are also said to be vulnerable.

Arcade has had sites hacked, and we host our clients sites, and cannot stress security enough.  Akismet, Bad Behavior and WP Backup are not enough.  We also do independent backups, and it appears VaultPress will take over this task for us.

In the time being, we are going to continue our standard, lock down security, and wait for our VaultPress beta API.  When we receive it, we will give a solid review of all the features, and how we apply it to our sites.  Please visit the VaultPress blog to learn more about what Matt and Automattic have been building over the past 9 months, VaultPress.

Tags: security, wordpress | Category Internet, Marketing, & Consulting, Technology