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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

Managing unmanaged with Webmin


One could argue that an added interface, a GUI, is an extra attack-route into a server. Then again, properly secured, security risks can be all but mitigated. There is also the mantra that says that complexity is the enemy of security. So if terminal use is complex, sometimes we need a compromise.

For those with shared hosting, this isn't an issue. Having cPanel, Plesk or similar is a given. With unmanaged hosting, there will be a control panel too, but this is likely a sparse affair, perhaps with DNS management, but essentially to launch server distributions or add resources. Some of us could do with more and, if a CP is an encouragement to help understand a server's functionality and to assist in keeping it secure, have one.

A quick glance at the CP market uncovers dozens of options but, for general needs, these can be whittled down to just a few. Some, such as the prettily chromed cPanel, are pricey and, in terms of functionality, there are free alternatives...