THE WORLDS MOST POPULAR CMS IS AMONG THE HACKERS MOST POPULAR TARGET
We love WordPress and if you're using WordPress, you probably do too. It's such an amazing content management system with a endless amount of support and plugins available to it. There is no doubt, for open source cms, it's the best.
BUT - there is a downside to WordPress and that is the out of box security, there is none. In this post we'll give you 3 reasons you should be using a WordPress security service and how this service could save your website from potentially costly issues.
1. Wordpress by default is vulnerable
As I mentioned above, WordPress doesn't ship with any real security and one wouldn't expect it to. It's open source and completely free. It doesn't come with support right out of the box, it doesn't come with agency support to get it installed and set up. You're on your own and that's the price of free.
By default, when you log-in to your admin pages, you're sending unencrypted log-in information (username and password) over the open web. That's security issue #1. Any hacker monitoring that traffic could instantly gain access to your website and destroy any work you had, or worst steal any important information on the site about you or your customers.
That's just one example, but there are many. Out of the box, WordPress isn't a very secure platform.
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2. if (and when...) you do get hacked - it's a mess
If you're operating a website with a standard WordPress install it's really only a matter of time until your site is hacked. We've seen it time and time again. Whether that's an update that you forget to install because you haven't logged in for a year, or your account credentials getting hacked due to an non-secure log-in page - it will happen and when it does, it sucks.
All the work you put into your site, all the hours spent getting that page juuuuuuust right. Gone. Sometimes it's recoverable but most of the time you're back to square one. In our experience most people aren't regularly backing up their sites, and if you're using a hosting service without recovery, you're out of luck. Trust us, it's a mess and no one is happy.
3. you'll always be up to-date & protected
If you're using a WordPress security service, you'll be protected. The measures taken by a service during the initial set-up will mitigate a ton of security problems with WordPress right away. This is important as it will actually give you out-of-box security that WordPress lacks.
On top of that, the continued care of a WordPress security service will make sure your site is always up to date with the latest security patches and protections. A service will make sure your customers can browse your website knowing that any information they share with you is protected and safe giving confidence to visitors.
A WORDPRESS SECURITY SERVICE IS THE ANSWER:
Partnering with a digital agency when using WordPress is important. It's always easy to say "I'm not going to be hacked, I'm just a small company" but trust me, hackers and the programs they use don't discriminate.
Even if you built your WordPress site, or hired a freelancer that doesn't provide on going support talk to an agency and get your site where it needs to be given today's online security environment. Find a provider, and use a security service for your WordPress website.
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