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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

Programming a safer system


What we want, as much as is practicable and for a more responsive as well as a more secure system, is a clean, lean machine. It's a no-brainer: reduce the avenues of attack.

Patching the system and programs

We've looked at Windows Update and, while this should be pretty clear for any operating system, it's easy to be lazy about other programs so permit me to drive home the point.

Whether it's the underlying system, the all-important web browser, or an apparently inconsequential utility, it's crucial to update programs with security patches. If you don't and, say, a malicious script finds the vulnerability, your machine could be easy prey.

Note

Windows XP Service Pack 2

If you're still running this patch-pack, and plenty are, you're a victim-in-waiting. As of July 2010, Microsoft no longer supports SP2 with security updates and, while we're about it, they've pulled the plug on Windows 2000 entirely.

Either upgrade to Service Pack 3 or migrate to another system.

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