An in-depth overview of security for self-hosted WordPress blogs and CMS sites. Learn the signs & symptoms of a hacked website, the vectors of intrusion, how to stop security breaches before they occur with preventative maintenance, and disaster recovery steps for dealing with a hacked or compromised website. Malicious hackers target websites that are running older versions of WordPress (or plugins). In most cases these attacks are not specifically targeted at individual companies or website owners, rather the attacker will simply select a target based solely on the fact the website uses software is not updated with the latest patches. Attacks of this nature a very commonplace on the internet today. Because these issues can affect large or small organizations, anyone running WordPress needs to be aware of the potential dangers related to running unpatched or out-of-date software.
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