Don’t Let Your WordPress Site

Get Hacked

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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