WordPress hacking is not new. WordPress is attractive to hackers simply by virtue of being so popular. Over 60% of websites are build on a WordPress platform.
You need to know
If you delegate the management of your website to a company or person outside of your firm, you may not be aware of how much protection you have or need, and if you are getting it. If you are the one who is doing the work on a WordPress platform, you are aware of how many times a plug-in or theme needs an update. If you are running security software on your site, you may also see how many times an attempted hack has been thwarted, If you are not running security software on your site, you are simply opening yourself up to trouble.
Having an old, updated site is not only bad for marketing, it is critically dangerous to the security of your site.
Your site is not too small to be hacked
Although you may think your site is too small or not a target, if you are hacked it is disruptive and often costly in terms of lost business revenue and expenditures on technical services to repair infected websites and computer systems.
Keeping your site secure may seem complex and tedious, however, it is important to take consistent measure to keep your site and your visitors safe.
The solution:
1. Check your site daily and update themes, plugin's and software
2. Use an administrative log-in other than "Admin"
3. Use strong passwords and change them often
4. Install and keep updated security software on your computer and your website
5. Use a plug-in that limits the amount of log-ins
6. Keep your plug-ins updated.
7. Be proactive about protecting your website
8. Make sure the computers you use are free of spyware, malware, and virus infections.
9. Always keep your operating system and the software on it, especially your web browser, up to date to protect you from security vulnerabilities.
10. Make sure you are running secure, stable versions of your web server and the software on it.
11. Update the firewall rules on your router.
12. Be careful about what networks you work from, ie: free WIFi is NOT secure and neither are the passwords you use when using these free networks. If you get infected or hacked when using free WiFi, you can carry this infection back to your basic home or work computers.
13.Work with a competent web management person or firm who will stay on top of all this for you..
Read the complete FBI announcement here: ISIL DEFACEMENTS EXPLOITING WORDPRESS VULNERABILITIES
Other suggestions from WordPress on how to "harden" your Wordpress Site.
Regardless of the size of your law firm, or your website, your site could be vulnerable. This may be the time to take a deep interest in your site security as a general approach to helping protect your site visitors and your investment.
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