I’ve Been Hacked!
This post explores five tips for finding backdoor files planted in your WordPress installation. Once you get rid of those, the unwanted behavior usually goes away. Prevention, however, can be much more work.
WordPress Secure Processes
In this post, I will describe three processes that will help you keep your WordPress website more secure. If you are interested in an overview of WordPress security, checkout my first article in this series: Securing Wordpress. A secure site starts with planning. Establishing processes for adding content, updating the software, and backing up the site are a critical part of the plan. Let’s start with some approaches to adding content in WordPress.
5 Steps to Better Security Using LogWatch
Often the key to web security is being proactive. We need to make sure to correctly set permissions for files and firewalls, limit our login process, and update the system in a timely basis. What about the reactive side of thinking? Observing what is being accessed on your server is crucial. There is almost unlimited creativity used by hackers to constantly evolve their methods.