2. Introduction
For any website owner, having your website hacked is
a major nightmare. If you don’t have your WordPress
development team on hand, it can take a few days to
get your website where it was before it got hacked.
WordPress websites are the primary target for hackers.
Why? Simply because it is such a popular CMS, and it
is “easiest” for hackers to get in.
3. Consumer
30%of websites get hacked every single day. The next slides provide a little
insight as to why and how websites get hacked, and an easy way to
prevent your website from being taken over by hackers and robots.
4. How do WordPress
sites get hacked?
Most hack attacks are done automatically. A person is not
sitting behind a desk, attempting thousands of passwords.
Hackers use bots to crawl the web, finding the most
vulnerable websites. This also means that your website
probably was not targeted, and there is no reason why
your specific website got hacked.
5. 99%
Why do WordPress
sites get hacked?
To receive
financial &
credit card
information.
To infect your
user’s hardware
with a virus in order
to capture their
information.
To redirect to
another website.
Server access,
spam emails from
a server
1. 2. 3. 4.
6. Prevention
While it is true you should keep a minimum amount
of plugins installed, here is a secure and trusted
plugin that will actually prevent your WordPress
website from being hacked: Google Authenticator.
The Google Authenticator plugin will allow a two-
factor authentication when logging into your
WP website. You must download the Google
Authenticator mobile app on your Android, iPhone,
or Blackberry, and you will be all set.
7. Google
Authentication
Steps:
1. Login to WordPress using your username &
password.
2. On the top right corner, click on your
profile image icon, and click “Edit My Profile”.
3. Scroll to the ‘Google Authenticator
Settings’ and check the box that says
“Active.”
4. Open the Google Authenticator app on
your smartphone and either select “Scan
Bar Code,” or input the key that is in the
“secret”text box.
5. Write a description for the website in the
description textbox.
6. Save your new settings by clicking “Update
Profile” at the bottom.
8. Ju3M$2H%B1E!Secondly, use an automated password generator. WordPress has this built in for a
reason. So, use it. A password that looks like the one above, it might not be easy
to remember, or fun to type in, but people use passwords like these for a reason.
Because it is secure.
9. Conclusion
Making these few simple changes on your WordPress
website can mean saving yourself, and your WordPress
development team a lot of time in the future. Install a
plugin, download an app, use a password generator,
and change your admin name. It’s as simple as that.
10. Codal is a UX design and development agency with a focus on blending
an Agile process with the latest technologies. Based in the heart of
Chicago, we have a knack for bringing out the best in every brand that
we work with. Our clientele has ranged from small business to enterprise,
but our philosophy has always remained the same: to empower brand
visibility and deliver the most elegant web and mobile solutions possible.
