5 WordPress Plugins to Enhance Security
WordPress is the most widely used blogging system. It’s the biggest target of some big hackers. Here is a list of some security plugins for WordPress.
1.) WordPress Security Scan: This is an excellent plugin that utilizes the Linux style of permission and access rights for various users of the website. The security plugin will change the chmod conditions of the database and advise certain permissions for various users of the blog. When you first install this plugin, it will perform the initial checking of the database and then look for the potential threats associated with it. Some of the other features included in the plugin are:-
- Database Security and Continuous backups
- Removes versioning and other vulnerabilities from the meta tag
- WP Admin password protection and security
- Removes WP generator from meta tag
2.) WordPress Semisecure Login Reimagined: This security plugin is the reimagined version of the original Semisecure Login. The plugin improves the login process by using a combination of public and private key encryption. JavaScript needs to be enabled so that the key can be embedded. This plugin is useful for those connections where SSL encryption is not used. The newer version works with phpass hashed passwords that WordPress extensively uses. It requires the PHP to be compiled with openssl support, which is a standard these days.
3.) AskApache Password Protect: This is another plugin that uses basic HTTP authentication to add an additional layer of security to your blog. This plugin doesn’t mess with your database or any other aspect of the blog. It, in turn, focuses on adding additional layers of security to your blog. The plugin builds a virtual wall all around your blog. This plugin gets updated automatically so that your blog remains protected from unskilled attackers and script kiddies.
4.) WP-DB-Backup: This plugin will help you take the backups of various tables of the WordPress database. All the core and important tables are automatically backed up after a certain amount of time. The easy-to-use interface will always let you know what operations are being performed on the database. The plugin can back up your data on your hard disk, or you can always tell it to email you. This plugin is ideal for those whose hosting is always prone to failure.
5.) Login LockDown: This security plugin protects against brute force password discovery. The plugin works by recording the timestamp and IP address of the incoming requests from the clients, and then, after a certain number of attempts, it blocks the request from the client for a short period of time.
