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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

Anonymous browsing


As we have seen, sadly, many quarters seem to think that they have some God-given right to track our online activity. In an equivalent offline scenario, we could simply sue for a restraining order, but what with the web being an immature venue of gun-slinging hillbillies, we have to put up with corporate peeping Toms, mindful employers, and government eavesdropping. (Ah, yes, and officially recognized hackers too).

In Chapter 5, we'll create secure, snoop-free connections to our sites and servers. First though, here are the available options to keep our surfing in a safer place, under the radar.

Locally private browsing

As with Opera's option, the Firefox Private Browsing mode enables surreptitious surfing, locally that is. To enable it, click through Tools and Start Private Browsing, doing the same again to revert back:

It does nothing to hide you online, it won't prevent you bookmarking and it won't delete your downloads, but post-session, it scraps everything else: cookies...