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Do any of you use/recommend SiteLock? it was a small fee to add to my Hostgator account. when I called SiteLock they said I should upgrade to a more comprehensive scanning program.
They also mentioned I should consider WordPress hardening
I have considered paying the fee for SiteLock but havent yet. I wouldnt upgrade beyond having the SiteLock seal on your pages, this is the real advantage I see to it, it gives a sense of security to visitors.
I could care less about their actual security capabilities, I have free plugins that are just as good for that.
I have no clue what "hardening" your site is.
and here I thought site hardening was all the rage
Which plugins do you use for security? BulletProof gets good reviews, and Bad Behavior plugin looks decent
Hardening your site, if you have information you care about keeping private, is always a good thing.
In short, it simply means making it harder for hackers to hack the site and take it over.
Most wordpress sites are simply blogs and if you back them up, there really isn't a need to spend a lot of time or money in hardening the site, but, if you collect peoples info or earn money on your site, it can be well worth it. As with most things, there are companies that charge way to much for this, some companies that know what they are doing and some that don't have a clue but will gladly take your money.
I'm not a wordpress fanatic, so I don't know what is involved. The normal things are simply making sure passwords are all set securely, move the admin pages to a different directory so normal links don't work, and make sure some cross-scripting stuff doesn't work to gain access to the database.
This should mostly be done by the person who installed it, and definitely should be done if you paid more than $15 to have it installed. Doesn't mean it was though.
Dan
thanks for the info. It's crazy to think how many low-lifes out there are trying to hack websites and steal from people.
how many low-lifes out there are trying to hack websites and steal from people.