Website Security
The Big Picture with Simple Steps to Take
WordCamp Fayetteville, 2017
Slides: https://adcwp.me/wcfaysecurity2017
Types of Attacks
- Brute Force
- SQL Injection (SQLi)
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- Inclusion Vulnerabilities (LFI and RFI)
- Directory Traversal
- Far FAR too many to list
Drastically Improve Security
With a Little Effort
and
Some Smart Decisions
Choose a Quality Host
Choose Quality Software
Plugins & Themes, as well as on your computer
Use a Password Manager
Makes it easier to have long, random, unique passwords everywhere.
Lastpass or 1Password are great options
It’s not if you get attacked, but rather how you prevent it from being successful.
Make it Hard on Them
- Choose a Good Host
- Choose Good Software
- Use a Password Manager
- Use Two Factor Authentication
- SSL
See? Easy!
Q & A
Aaron D. Campbell – @AaronCampbell
Slides: https://adcwp.me/wcfaysecurity2017
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