In a situation where your WordPress site allows user registration, it is vulnerable to user registration spam from spam-bots. However, even if your site does not allow user registration, you may still receive spam registrations. Due to the expansion of WordPress from blogs to membership, multi-user platforms, BuddyPress, and various sites with open registration, spam users […]
Is the REST-API a security issue for WordPress?
To understand whether REST-API is a security issue for WordPress, let us first try to understand what it means, in brief. Representational State Transfer or REST is a stateless client-server protocol, mostly used over the HTTP protocol. In simpler words, it is a standard protocol that is mostly used over the web and is not specific to […]
Fix a Hacked WordPress Site?
It is a nightmare to read a message on your WordPress website saying it has been hacked. The first thing that you can do, as impossible as it may seem, is to stay calm. Here is an easy guide to help you fix your hacked WordPress website. Not all of us can handle servers and […]
My WordPress host should be securing my website, so why do I need a plugin?
If you are wondering what role does a WordPress host play in the security of your WordPress site and why do you really require a plugin in addition to a hosting provider, then read on. A good shared web hosting service works to protect your website and data from common threats by regularly monitoring suspicious […]
How to backup WordPress without a plugin
There are lots of WordPress backup plugins out there and in some cases ( well for many on cheap shared hosts without any real access ) that is your only real choice in terms of backing up your WordPress website. However, if you are on a quality host, or your own VPS, that gives you […]
Why is it catastrophic to find my WordPress site hacked?
Nobody wants to see an unwelcoming message such as “This website may harm your computer” or “Danger: malware ahead!”. It is unsettling to see your homepage defaced like this. However, unfortunately, an average of 30,000 new web pages get infected every day according to a SophosLabs Security Threat Report. The cost of a hacked website goes […]