It was Monday morning and I was on a call with a dozen others who are my peers. Each of us helps the small business owner with their businesses in one way or the other. It was at the end of the call and we were each sharing our websites and going over how to make little improvements here and there. Time was running out and there was just enough time for one more website review, I volunteered. As my site was coming up for all to see suddenly the screen turned a maroon red with an outline of a security officer with his hand stretched out and the words of"do not precede malware danger." I was horrified to remember exactly what it said although there was more. I was worried on being destroyed plus humiliated that the people on the call had seen me vulnerable I had spent hours.
By default, the latest version of WordPress is pretty darn secure. Anything which may have been added to any fix hacked wordpress database plugins has been considered by the development team of WordPress . In the past , WordPress did have holes but most of them are stuffed up.
A simple way to keep anonymous WordPress safe would be to use a few built-in tools. First of all, don't allow people run a web host security scan, to list the documents in your folders and automatically backup your entire web hosting account.
Keep your WordPress Setup to date - One of the easiest and most valuable tasks you can do yourself is to ensure that your WordPress installation is upgraded. WordPress gives a notice in your dashboard to you, so there is really no reason.
Now it's time to register for a Facebook accounts and use this individual's name and identity to present as your friend. After I get it all set up, I'll be telling you posing as your friend and asking you to be friends with me on Facebook (or Twitter, or whichever social site).
However, I recommend that you install the Login LockDown plugin instead of any.htaccess controls. From being permitted after three unsuccessful login attempts from a specific IP address for an hour login requests will stop. If you do so, you can still get into your panel while away from your workplace, and yet you have protection against hackers.