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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

Enhancing usability with CSF


ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF) is a user-friendly way of managing a powerful and proactive firewall with additional at-a-glance server security diagnostics, a heap of automated tools, extensive configuration options, and an alert system. Plus it's free and can be run from a terminal or set up as a module for Webmin, DirectAdmin, or cPanel.

The features list would run into a couple of valuable pages, so have a link instead:

Installing CSF

The only caveat to installation is that if you are running the APF firewall, then disable that first or things get messy. Disabling APF while evaluating CSF is simple enough:

sh /path/to/apf/disable_apf_bfd.sh

For those with iptables, don't change anything. CSF's installation is intuitive, so important ports don't get blocked during the changeover. Follow this guide and you'll be fine.

Installation is a breeze. Assuming root, we need a dependency package, move to a download location...