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Can you please explain if this is possible and if so how to protect against it?<\/p>\n<p>many thanks<\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-963518","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Security -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/support\/forums\/topic\/security\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Security -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We are looking to replace an events system we use with one which integrates with our wordpress site. 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