Is a WordPress Website Vulnerable to Hackers?

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Is a WordPress Website Vulnerable to Hackers?
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As of February 2017, more than 27 of websites
worldwide have been known to use
WordPress. Many leading brands
including Reuters, Observer,
Vogue,and Sony use WordPress.
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As an opensource platform, WordPress is developed
and maintained by a team of professional
developers. This team updates the
Platform regularly to keep the platform
highly safe and secure fromhackers
and other malicious attacks.

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But, it is crucial to implement best WordPress
practices to maintain your websites security.
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It helps to have your website maintained by a
professional website design Warrington agency
specialising in WordPress. These experts keep
track of
WordPress updates and integrate highly
secure WordPress features, to keep
your website safe.
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How to Make Use of WordPress High-End Safety
Features?
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Keep WordPress Up-to-Date

• Every new version of WordPress comes with fixes
  for security loopholes in the previous version.
  Therefore, the updated
• version will be a lot more secure. You face a
  huge
• security risk with an out-of-date WordPress
  website.

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Take a Weekly Backup

• Every new version of WordPress comes with fixes
  for security loopholes in the previous version.
  Therefore, the updated
• version will be a lot more secure. You face a
  huge
• security risk with an out-of-date WordPress
  website.

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Use Only ReliableThemes
and Plugins

• It is recommended that you use plugins from
  WordPress official Plugin and Theme list.
  Entries in the list are fully scanned before
  listing.
• If you are using other sources, it is important
  to check the background and history of the
  developers, and frequency with which they update
  the plugin or theme.

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Delete, instead of Disabling, Unused Plugins

• You are unlikely to update plugins that you do
  not use. Such plugins are security threats and
  deleting them is best.

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Install Security Plugins

• There is, for example, the most popular and free
  Wordfence plugin, which provides multiple
  security features for your website

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Firewall that identifies hackers and blocks their
attempts
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Blocks access to known attackers
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Offers enhanced login security usinga high-end
Two Factor Authentication process, which is used
by governmental bodies and banks
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Protects against the well-known brute force
hacking method, which involves hackers accessing
your login page and trying different password
combinations within the shortest time, to access
your website.
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Scans files for several known and advanced
security threats, and repairs potentially risky
files.
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Monitors real-time traffic for a range of
security threats
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A premium version of this plugin is available
with advanced features.
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Use a Personalised Login

• Instead of going with a generalised admin as
  your login name, use a customised entry. A
  customised input gives you greater protection
  from brute force hackers.
• If you are currently using generalised details,
  call in a website design Warrington agency
  specialising in WordPress. They can change your
  security features with safer customised entries.

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Make your Passwords Stronger

• Avoid passwords related to your website, business
  or other information that is publicly available.
  Go for complex passwords including
• upper- and lower-case alphabets, numbers, and
  symbols.
• You could use password generating tools to make
• your task easier.

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• There are secure password apps you could use to
  remember such passwords. These apps use heavy
  encryption, which means even
• if such apps are hacked, chances of your
  passwords
• being exposed are very slim.

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Assign WordPress-Specified Permissions to
Directories
and Files

• Proper permissions are crucial to limit access to
  tasks such as writing, reading, modifying and
  retrieving WordPress files and directories.
• It is equally important to allow WordPress access
  to required files for activating certain features.

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• WordPress specifies certain permissions such as
  755 or 750 for directories, and 644 or 640 for
  files, in shared hosting. Follow these
  specifications for proper permission assignment.

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• You need to be WordPress-aware and constantly
  update yourself about the platform to maintain a
  secure website. A website design Warrington
  agency with WordPress expertise can make your
  website highly secure, and the process
  stress-free for you.

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• You need to be WordPress-aware and constantly
  update yourself about the platform to maintain a
  secure website. A website design Warrington
  agency with WordPress expertise can make your
  website highly secure, and the process
  stress-free for you.

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