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If you already use iThemes security then you should enjoy Backup Buddy.īlogVault provides a solid service, but gets pricey at scale.

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If you need a free plugin, we recommend Updraft.

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Use a password manager like LastPass to generate and store your strong random passwords. You can add MFA to your website with these plugins:

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This could be a link in an email, an SMS containing a one time pin, or a time limited authentication code generated by an authenticator app on your phone. MFA – multi-factor authentication, or 2-factor authentication requires a secondary validation method before you can access your account.

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In other words, your client who maybe makes a blog post once in a while, should not be given admin privileges with the ability to install new plugins, delete pages or change themes. The principle states: A user should only be granted the information and resources that are essential to performing their task. We think it’s a good idea to follow, ‘The Principle of least privilege’, when it comes to giving users access to any system. Set user account permissions, enforce MFA and require strong passwords. To move the default WordPress login page and disable XML-RPC you can use one of these plugins. For the most part it’s an unnecessary liability so turn it off. Most apps will use the REST API to fill that role now, but some plugins do require XML-RPC (jetpack). It’s normally used to add content to your site in bulk, so hackers exploit XML-RPC in brute force attacks. XML-RPC is a method that WordPress uses to communicate with different apps. Had we not limited the attempts, a bot could try thousands of passwords draining your server resources, and if the passwords were weak they might even break in. 78 failed attempts were recorded in those 10 hours before we moved the login page. We left the default WordPress login page exposed on a site with moderate traffic for 10 hours, while we logged failed login attempts.Īfter 4 failed attempts, the IP address trying to log in will be blocked for 20 minutes, limiting the amount of guesses the hackers get. A brute force attack is when a bad actor (human or robot) will try different passwords till they eventually break in, crash the server, or get blocked. The default WordPress login page, (/wp-admin) is a soft target for bots trying to brute force their way into your website. We recommend you subscribe to the WebArx or iThemes security blogs for their monthly vulnerability round-ups.

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If an update introduces a plugin conflict, your website could break, this could result in it going down or not rendering correctly. WordPress 5.5 introduced automatic updates for themes and plugins, but be careful with automatic updates. Hackers actively search for vulnerabilities to exploit and the vast majority of websites that get hacked fall victim to a vulnerability in an outdated plugin. Keep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Hackers want to steal your ad spend, or add your website and server to their botnet, or maybe the hackers want your clients private data. In most cases, the hackers aren’t targeting you directly, there are scripts, bots and other automated processes, that look for weak targets and try to exploit them. Some unlucky people have been caught in a loop where they are added to a new blacklist, even after the malware has been cleaned up.īut why are small business websites getting targeted? Many antivirus and web security companies will proactively blacklist websites found on partner and competitor lists. Once a website has been blacklisted, it can be very difficult to get it removed from a list.Google blacklists websites that are flagged as containing malware, preventing them from running Google ads.Websites have been injected with malware that send visitors to dodgy and spammy websites.Some pretty big companies have had data breaches where sensitive customer info was leaked, such as passwords and email addresses.Getting hacked can have massive repercussions. This makes WordPress a very attractive target for hackers. There are something like 260 million self-hosted WordPress websites on the internet. Why do I need to harden my WordPress security? The system in this case being your WordPress website. Security hardening is a collection of tools and techniques used to reduce the vulnerability of a system.