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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

Overview of this book

Most likely – today – some hacker tried to crack your WordPress site, its data and content – maybe once but, with automated tools, very likely dozens or hundreds of times. There's no silver bullet but if you want to cut the odds of a successful attack from practically inevitable to practically zero, read this book. WordPress 3 Ultimate Security shows you how to hack your site before someone else does. You'll uncover its weaknesses before sealing them off, securing your content and your day-to-day local-to-remote editorial process. This is more than some "10 Tips ..." guide. It's ultimate protection – because that's what you need. Survey your network, using the insight from this book to scan for and seal the holes before galvanizing the network with a rack of cool tools. Solid! The WordPress platform is only as safe as the weakest network link, administrator discipline, and your security knowledge. We'll cover the bases, underpinning your working process from any location, containing content, locking down the platform, your web files, the database, and the server. With that done, your ongoing security is infinitely more manageable. Covering deep-set security yet enjoyable to read, WordPress 3 Ultimate Security will multiply your understanding and fortify your site.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
WordPress 3 Ultimate Security
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Domain name security


By way of another aside, here are some thoughts about this key asset, your domain name:

  • Consider a private registration, meaning that your contact details are cloaked, which is sensible for individuals and many work-at-home types.

  • Your domain should be locked to negate the threat of it being hijacked by a third party (which could happen if you don't request change notifications or miss an e-mail notifying you of a pending transfer).

  • Toughen up your registrar account passphrase: long, camelCase, alpha-numeric, and including special characters.

  • Ensure that you are sent renewal reminders to a working e-mail address.

  • Keep contact details updated or your domain registration could be cancelled.

All these matters can be managed at your registrar account and you can learn more about domain security by reading ICANN's cannily named report, A Registrant's Guide to Protecting Domain Name Registration Accounts. In particular, that has a long list of questions to ask before trusting a...