WordPress is an open and free content management system (CMS). It has been used by more than 10 millions of websites. Its popularity is a good thing, but it also makes it a target for hackers
In this post, I will share with you some tips to better protect your WordPress blog.
Things you can do to prevent intruders from your blog.
1 - DDos prevention
D Dos (distributed denial of service) is an attack in which the intruder tries to slow down your server from Website by repeatedly accessing your Website. Gone are the days when you had to hire an internet security specialist to protect DDos Attack. Now WordPress has a plugin called “ All In One WP Security and Firewall This adds an extra layer of protection to your site.
It's very simple, it fits easily on the dashboard.
2 - Block XSS attacks
XSS as its name suggests Cross-Site Scripting“. Previous versions of WordPress were vulnerable to this type of attack which was very difficult to recover from. In this type of attack, a malicious script is inserted into the Website to extract users' private information such as admin password, important file information, etc. With the help of a few plugins, you can secure your WordPress website.
It is a web application for your WordPress site. It rejects the malicious script automatically. Just install it and see the difference.
It will protect your website by implementing two-factor authentication. It will analyze all possible brute force attacks and their signature such as R75, WSO etc.
It is a plugin used to protect your WordPress site from CSRF, XSS and SQL injections attacks.
3 - Prevention MITM
This is the most popular attack called " Man in the Middle". It is a popular attack because anyone within your transmission range can perform this type of attack and can easily recover your useful information like password, important files, etc. The best way to stop this type of attack on WordPress is to implement "Two-Factor Authentication".
Install the plugin named " WordPress 2 Step verification Which will add an extra layer of security to your WordPress account. It is similar to Google's two-step verification mechanism. In this mechanism in addition to the username and password, a six-digit code is generated by the plugin and sent to your registered phone, email, etc. Just add this code to your login ID and you're done.
4 - Prevention of SQL injections
SQL injection is a technique implemented by hackers to explore the system using SQL script on your database. Now, you have to admit that this type of attack is quite rare on WordPress, but this early weakness should not reduce your virgilance.
To fight against this, I invite you to use the plugin " WP Security Pro ". With the help of this plugin, you can secure your WordPress account by implementing
- Connection protection, with a limit of connection activities and their follow-up.
- Have a blacklist and whitelist of the IP address
- Prevention DDos.
- Prevention of brute force attack.
- Monitoring of live traffic.
- Blocking an IP address range
That's all for this tutorial, I hope it will allow you to better protect your WordPress blog.
