From the course: WordPress Essential Training
Join today to access over 24,700 courses taught by industry experts.
How secure is WordPress? - WordPress Tutorial
From the course: WordPress Essential Training
How secure is WordPress?
- A common concern and reason for choosing or not choosing WordPress is centered around the degree to which WordPress is safe and secure. The argument is almost always pointless. Since all software and systems are vulnerable to bugs and vulnerabilities, WordPress sites are hacked all the time, but it's the most popular website builder out there. It stands to reason that by shear volume, it will be targeted often. Some of the most common types of WordPress security vulnerabilities include cross-site request forgery, which basically just means that the person using your site is forced to perform unwanted actions while using the site. Distributed a denial of service attacks. Flood a website with unwanted traffic and crash the whole thing. An authentication bypass basically just means someone is hacking in or logging into the site without your permission. An SQL injection forces the site to do things or display data that it's not meant to. And cross-site scripting injects malicious code…
Practice while you learn with exercise files
Download the files the instructor uses to teach the course. Follow along and learn by watching, listening and practicing.
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.