Is WordPress a security risk?

Is WordPress a security risk?

WordPress is only as secure as the amount of effort that goes into it. Brute force attacks on WordPress accounted for ~16\% of hacked sites, according to a survey. A brute force attack is a method of trial-and-error used to obtain information such as passwords.

Is WordPress easily hacked?

WordPress sites get hacked because of vulnerabilities in plugins and themes. The security of plugins is not always on an expert level, plugin developers are not security experts. There is usually no malicious intent in security lapses, but these vulnerabilities are why most hacks happen on WordPress websites.

Why does my WordPress site say not secure?

Google says your WordPress website not secure because your site doesn’t have an SSL certificate or has an SSL certificate that is poorly configured. The simplest way to resolve this Chrome error is to install an SSL certificate. For comprehensive security, though, we recommend installing a WordPress security plugin.

Why do WordPress sites get hacked?

Quite often, outdated software has vulnerabilities. So when WordPress administrators use outdated core, plugins, themes and other software they expose security holes for hackers to exploit. Unfortunately they do so quite often; outdated vulnerable software is one of the most common causes of hacked WordPress websites.

What is the most hacked website platform?

WordPress
It revealed that WordPress accounted for 90\% of hacked websites in 2018, up from 83\% in 2018. There was a steep drop before Magento (4.6\%) and Joomla (4.3\%) in second and third. The latter two had dropped from figures of 6.5\% and 13.1\% respectively in 2017.

What data is stored in WordPress?

WordPress user data – this data is stored only for the registered WordPress users. As you may know, some of the standard WordPress user fields include the general information, such as email and date registered.

Is your WordPress site safe?

All the WordPress site owners who hadn’t disabled automatic security patches or otherwise had promptly updated to WordPress 4.7.2 were safe. But those who didn’t apply the update weren’t. Takeaway: The WordPress Security Team does a great job at quickly fixing issues in the WordPress core software.

Is WordPress vulnerable to security risks?

So yes, all websites are vulnerable, and nobody is completely immune from web attacks. But, WordPress is a brilliant piece of kit, and I like building sites with it, we can obtain excellent security if we know where to find it. Everything online is a security risk, it is how well you can manage those risks that matters.

How to protect your WordPress site from malware?

This WordPress security plugin is very powerful, so browse through all the tabs and settings to see all that it does such as Malware scanning, Audit logs, Failed Login Attempt tracking, etc. The easiest way to protect your site and be confident about your WordPress security is by using a web application firewall (WAF).