Security should be one of the top considerations when selecting a Web Hosting with WHMCS WordPress Themes, with reliable hosting providers having multiple security measures in place to protect against cyberattacks.
Password-protecting your WHMCS login page makes it harder for hackers to brute force into your website, while two-factor authentication (2FA) further reduces their chances of entry.
Limit Login Attempts
An effective brute force attack on your WordPress website is one of the easiest ways for hackers to gain entry. These attacks typically consist of checking billions of password/username combinations until they find one which allows them to gain entry and access your private information. Due to its prevalence, it’s critical that your login page be secured properly in order to protect against such an assault.
Hackers gain entry to your website through exploiting vulnerabilities in its plugins. When they find one, they inject malicious code that opens a backdoor into it that allows them to gain access without authorization – this type of malware is known as worm and it is most frequently seen affecting WordPress websites.
Prevent hackers from accessing your site by disabling XML-RPC plugin and turning off pingbacks. These functions can be misused to launch DDoS attacks; for instance, attackers could send multiple pingbacks at once that cause thousands of websites to crash as well as affect yours.
One way to protect your site is by restricting access to the vendor directory. By default, WHMCS servers do not permit file requests directly from this directory, helping deter certain types of attacks on your website.
Secure the wp-includes and wp-content/uploads directories
The wp-includes folder is at the heart of any WordPress website, as it holds all of its core files that make your site function. Hackers who gain access to this folder could cause serious disruptions by injecting malicious code, displaying fraudulent pages or redirecting users to malicious websites – luckily there are multiple methods available to secure it and safeguard this critical area of a WordPress website.
One effective strategy for protecting wp-content folder is renaming it; by default it is named wp-content and hackers can quickly identify it through its name. You can either manually rename or use plugins to change this. As an extra measure of protection you could password protect the wp-content folder – making it much harder for hackers to gain entry and make alterations on their own.
Prevent SQL injection attacks by setting rules when form submissions occur and blocking malicious users from inserting malicious codes into your forms, thus protecting the integrity of your website from compromise.
Finally, consider installing a web application firewall (WAF). A WAF adds another layer of defense against cyber-attacks by intercepting them before they reach your website and infiltrate it with malware. A WAF typically offers cloud-based security systems with advanced malware detection to provide additional layers of defense against cross-site scripting attacks and denial-of-service attacks that frequently affect WordPress websites.
Defend against clickjacking
Defense against clickjacking is of critical importance to your WordPress website’s security. By concealing their site behind your content, attackers hope to trick users into performing unwanted actions such as providing sensitive data or downloading malware. This type of attack leverages HTML’s capability of loading pages within another webpage by using the iframe> and objects> tags.
With an effective firewall in place, you can prevent clickjacking attacks from ever occurring on your site. Our Atomic Hosting service comes equipped with an Apache Firewall which offers advanced web application protection, malware detection and site monitoring; in addition to having a built-in WAF that monitors HTTP connections incoming HTTP connections that prevent hackers from brute force attacks being made against it.
Limiting login attempts is an effective security measure for WordPress websites, protecting them against hacker attacks while also helping administrators track suspicious activity on their admin panel.
Implement two-factor authentication on your WordPress website to prevent clickjacking by providing users with two layers of protection during login by having them provide their identity using an authenticator app and verify it through two different means.
Enable SSL
Cyberattacks can be a real risk to WordPress websites. But the good news is that there are steps you can take to thwart them in the first place; such as updating core files, restricting login attempts, and employing a web application firewall (WAF).
Installing SSL onto your WordPress website adds an extra layer of protection, helping prevent hackers from intercepting and stealing unencrypted data including login credentials from public networks such as schools or libraries WiFi networks.
Conclusion
Limit directory browsing server-side to enhance site security and prevent attackers from requesting your wp-admin folder and login page to try various password combinations and perform other attacks.
Change the table prefixes of your WordPress database in order to make data harder for hackers to read. By default, tables use a prefix of “wp_”, however you may wish to alter this if necessary.
