Post on 12-Aug-2015
WordPress Security: How to Protect Your Site from
Hacking
Christopher Harris
DFW WordPress June 2015
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Will Be Available Online
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http://j.mp/WPASecurity
About Me & WP Attendant
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•Help make WordPress maintenance easy• Solutions for
developers to resale
Our Time Together
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1. Approach2. Defining the big bad
3. Two Most crucial things4. Tips and Resources5. What to do if you’re
hacked
Approach
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1. 80/202. For the average user3. Don’t need to know
code for these tips
Defining the Big Bad
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Two Most Crucial
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1. Strong Passwords2. Updating WordPress
& Plugins
50 Most Common Passwords
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Creating Strong Passwords
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1. Random2. Long
3. Unique
Update, Update, Update
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1. Why so crucial?2. When?
Tips & Resources
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1. Plugins2. Services
Good Host
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http://j.mp/WPAwpengine
Force Strong Passwords
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http://j.mp/WPAforce
Limit Login Attempts
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http://j.mp/WPAlimit
Jetpack
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http://j.mp/WPAjet
Wordfence
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http://j.mp/WPAfence
iThemes Sucurity
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http://j.mp/WPAithemes
WP Updated Notifier
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http://j.mp/WPAupdates
What to do if you are hacked?
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1.Have Backups2.Have an Oh sh#t
sheet3. Sucuri
http://j.mp/WPAsucuri
Further Reading
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1.Passwords http://j.mp/WPApasswords
2. Advanced Tips http://j.mp/WPAadvanced
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