WordPress blog software has been updated to the 2.6 version. This latest release fixes about 194 bug fixes and a major security-related change to disable remote publishing protocols by default along with new functions such as SSL support, new Atom Publishing Protocol and the variety of XML-RPC protocols by default to shut down a potential security risk. If you manage a WordPress blog, this should be considered an important update.

Opera has released new update for Opera browser v9.51. This update fixes couple of security vulnerabilities and some stability issues. One of the fixed issues includes arbitrary code execution but the exploit has not been published yet. All Opera users can update their browser from http://www.opera.com/download/ location.

For the folks who still didn’t switched to the Firefox 3, the Mozilla Foundation has just released Firefox 2.0.0.16 which fixes two critical security vulnerabilities, command-line URLs launch multiple tabs when Firefox not running and remote code execution by overflowing CSS reference counter. As security advisers reports the last vulnerability affects the Thunderbird users too. The Firefox 2 will still be supported only until December, so all users are advised for upgrade to Firefox 3.