June 13, 2008 at 15:55Movable Type vs WordPress: Security
Many bloggers over time think about the security of the product that they use. If you have to update the engine several times a month so as not to become victims of hackers and other amateurs, you will soon cease to like it.
I always wanted to compare the security of two platforms: Movable Type and WordPress . But he put it off all the time. And yesterday, Anil Dash, vice president of Six Apart, did the job for me, analyzing the security statistics of these platforms over several years. As it turned out, a WordPress blog could be 42 times more vulnerable than a Movable Type blog.
The graph best reflects the real situation:
Vulnerability data for platforms was obtained from an independent source, the US Department of Homeland Security, which eliminates the rigging of the results. You can check these numbers yourself: for Movable Type and for WordPress .
The safety of Movable Type is confirmed by many years of experience and the quick elimination of detected problems. A significant role in the security of MT is played by the ideology of the developers. Anil Dash draws attention to the following features:
These three features allow many bloggers around the world not to worry about platform security, but to focus exclusively on blogging.
Of course, Movable Type is not an ideal platform in terms of security - even the most secure products are vulnerable. But most often, the MT user updates the platform to get new features, and not to fix vulnerabilities.
WordPress Fans - I Still Love You!
I always wanted to compare the security of two platforms: Movable Type and WordPress . But he put it off all the time. And yesterday, Anil Dash, vice president of Six Apart, did the job for me, analyzing the security statistics of these platforms over several years. As it turned out, a WordPress blog could be 42 times more vulnerable than a Movable Type blog.
The graph best reflects the real situation:
Vulnerability data for platforms was obtained from an independent source, the US Department of Homeland Security, which eliminates the rigging of the results. You can check these numbers yourself: for Movable Type and for WordPress .
Why Movable Type is safer
The safety of Movable Type is confirmed by many years of experience and the quick elimination of detected problems. A significant role in the security of MT is played by the ideology of the developers. Anil Dash draws attention to the following features:
- Movable Type should be safe and make the web better: unsafe platforms can be a source for the spread of spam, viruses and other malicious programs.
- Vulnerabilities discovered should be quickly eliminated; users should instantly learn about ways to fix the vulnerability through the mailing list and news on the official website.
- It is necessary to constantly improve the platform, independently identifying and eliminating possible vulnerabilities.
These three features allow many bloggers around the world not to worry about platform security, but to focus exclusively on blogging.
Of course, Movable Type is not an ideal platform in terms of security - even the most secure products are vulnerable. But most often, the MT user updates the platform to get new features, and not to fix vulnerabilities.
WordPress Fans - I Still Love You!