Don't let your WordPress site get hacked
- 1. Don’t Let Your WordPress Site Get Hacked
- 2. Introduction For any website owner, having your website hacked is a major nightmare. If you don’t have your WordPress development team on hand, it can take a few days to get your website where it was before it got hacked. WordPress websites are the primary target for hackers. Why? Simply because it is such a popular CMS, and it is “easiest” for hackers to get in.
- 3. Consumer 30%of websites get hacked every single day. The next slides provide a little insight as to why and how websites get hacked, and an easy way to prevent your website from being taken over by hackers and robots.
- 4. How do WordPress sites get hacked? Most hack attacks are done automatically. A person is not sitting behind a desk, attempting thousands of passwords. Hackers use bots to crawl the web, finding the most vulnerable websites. This also means that your website probably was not targeted, and there is no reason why your specific website got hacked.
- 5. 99% Why do WordPress sites get hacked? To receive financial & credit card information. To infect your user’s hardware with a virus in order to capture their information. To redirect to another website. Server access, spam emails from a server 1. 2. 3. 4.
- 6. Prevention While it is true you should keep a minimum amount of plugins installed, here is a secure and trusted plugin that will actually prevent your WordPress website from being hacked: Google Authenticator. The Google Authenticator plugin will allow a two- factor authentication when logging into your WP website. You must download the Google Authenticator mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or Blackberry, and you will be all set.
- 7. Google Authentication Steps: 1. Login to WordPress using your username & password. 2. On the top right corner, click on your profile image icon, and click “Edit My Profile”. 3. Scroll to the ‘Google Authenticator Settings’ and check the box that says “Active.” 4. Open the Google Authenticator app on your smartphone and either select “Scan Bar Code,” or input the key that is in the “secret”text box. 5. Write a description for the website in the description textbox. 6. Save your new settings by clicking “Update Profile” at the bottom.
- 8. Ju3M$2H%B1E!Secondly, use an automated password generator. WordPress has this built in for a reason. So, use it. A password that looks like the one above, it might not be easy to remember, or fun to type in, but people use passwords like these for a reason. Because it is secure.
- 9. Conclusion Making these few simple changes on your WordPress website can mean saving yourself, and your WordPress development team a lot of time in the future. Install a plugin, download an app, use a password generator, and change your admin name. It’s as simple as that.
- 10. Codal is a UX design and development agency with a focus on blending an Agile process with the latest technologies. Based in the heart of Chicago, we have a knack for bringing out the best in every brand that we work with. Our clientele has ranged from small business to enterprise, but our philosophy has always remained the same: to empower brand visibility and deliver the most elegant web and mobile solutions possible.