The news and updates from the WordPress ecosystem are always interesting. As March has come to an end let us have a look at the most significant news from the Community and find out all about the major security incidents. WordPress News, Updates and Releases Following the “Esmeralda” release which was a major core update, there is a new maintenance release scheduled to roll out in April. It is supposed to tackle bug issues. WordPress … [Read more...] about March WordPress Security Updates, Releases and News – Volume 2
WordPress Security
Why does my WordPress site keep getting hacked?
The bitter reality The reason why I decided to write this article is that many times our clients have found themselves in total despair and frustration when their WordPress site keeps getting hacked. Hacks such as the Japanese Keyword Hack or the Malware Redirect hack can break a WordPress site once. However, if you are not careful with your WordPress site, these hacks might reappear. Truth be told, the psychological and financial burden of a WordPress site that keeps getting hacked is … [Read more...] about Why does my WordPress site keep getting hacked?
How to Protect Your WordPress Site from Getting Hacked
There is nothing scarier than your WordPress site being compromised and you feel helpless not knowing what to do to protect your WordPress site from Hackers. It takes a toll on your business, your revenue, your brand’s reputation and you even lose your sleep over it. Since WordPress Security is always on our mind here is a useful list of the 20 steps you need to take to protect your WordPress site from Hackers. How can you prevent your WordPress site from keep getting hacked? Here is a … [Read more...] about How to Protect Your WordPress Site from Getting Hacked
How to Change your WordPress Default Admin Username
Guess the default admin username for WordPress WordPress sites are often abused by bruteforce login attacks, where hackers try to find the correct admin login details(usernames and passwords) to break into the WordPress Dashboard and start hacking the site traffic, files and database. One way to protect your WordPress site from these attacks is to change the default admin username to a random one. If you keep using the default admin username, you make things easier for bruteforce login … [Read more...] about How to Change your WordPress Default Admin Username