wordpress security: how to protect your site from hacking
TRANSCRIPT
WordPress Security: How to Protect Your Site from
Hacking
Christopher Harris
DFW WordPress June 2015
wpattendant.com
Will Be Available Online
wpattendant.com
Get an email when it goes live:
http://j.mp/WPASecurity
About Me & WP Attendant
wpattendant.com
•Help make WordPress maintenance easy• Solutions for
developers to resale
Our Time Together
wpattendant.com
1. Approach2. Defining the big bad
3. Two Most crucial things4. Tips and Resources5. What to do if you’re
hacked
Approach
wpattendant.com
1. 80/202. For the average user3. Don’t need to know
code for these tips
Defining the Big Bad
wpattendant.com
Two Most Crucial
wpattendant.com
1. Strong Passwords2. Updating WordPress
& Plugins
50 Most Common Passwords
wpattendant.com
Creating Strong Passwords
wpattendant.com
1. Random2. Long
3. Unique
Update, Update, Update
wpattendant.com
1. Why so crucial?2. When?
Tips & Resources
wpattendant.com
1. Plugins2. Services
Good Host
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAwpengine
Force Strong Passwords
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAforce
Limit Login Attempts
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAlimit
Jetpack
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAjet
Wordfence
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAfence
iThemes Sucurity
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAithemes
WP Updated Notifier
wpattendant.com
http://j.mp/WPAupdates
What to do if you are hacked?
wpattendant.com
1.Have Backups2.Have an Oh sh#t
sheet3. Sucuri
http://j.mp/WPAsucuri
Further Reading
wpattendant.com
1.Passwords http://j.mp/WPApasswords
2. Advanced Tips http://j.mp/WPAadvanced
Christopher HarrisWP Attendantwpattendant.com@revrevwine
wpattendant.com