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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

Hacking education


If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. (Then beat them.) Learn to be a hacker at the plentiful built-to-be-broke challenge sites. Just pop on a white hat first.

Go Hacking

Actually, this is not a challenge site, but it is swollen with quality tutorials, plus news:

HackThisSite

Lots of challenges, a forum, and a shop for when you want that hey, I'm a hacker T-shirt:

Hellbound Hackers

Ditto. Now you're a threat:

OWASP WebGoat Project

WebGoat is an intentionally defective web application. Crack it open. They won't sue:

We Chall

OK, OK, just have a directory. We Chall lists the best (known) sites and the super-keen can league-table their hack attacks against other community members. Sure beats Quake:

YouTube

Aye, don't forget YouTube. (Don't hack it though.) Pop in your keywords—say, cookie stealing—for a torrent of tutorials. Maybe turn down the volume, you'll see why: