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5 Best WordPress Security Plugins in (2018) -CyberLuC

5 Best WordPress Security Plugins in 2018


WordPress Security is an increasingly large concern due to its crazy popularity and open source nature. It is driven by one of the most robust design communities online today. It’s popularity makes it super powerful. It also makes it susceptible to ongoing security issues. If you use WordPress, try one of these five plugins to keep your site locked down.

WordPress might be the best CMS around but it’s not perfect. If you are using WordPress and have a laid back approach regarding security, then you are walking on thin ice. A website on WordPress is, surprisingly, easily compromised. There are many loopholes that hackers are well aware of and, believe me, they do not waste a good opportunity to screw your website to the core.
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If you’ve ever started a blog or have a website of any kind, you’ve probably heard of WordPress. If you haven’t, WordPress is one of the most popular open source website building and managing tools and is used by millions of people around the world. By being open source anybody can edit and modify the code on the WordPress platform to fit the needs for their website. It also means that the ever expanding WordPress community is constantly creating new themes and plugins, most of which are free to use.
While this does make WordPress an excellent, customizable tool, it also makes the open software a target for hackers. Security patches are constantly being made for WordPress to protect users from potential threats, but even these are not enough to keep your website safe. Back in September of 2015, over 5,000 WordPress websites were hacked in the course of two weeks by a malware attack known as “VisitorTracker”. To ensure that your WordPress site is safe you should keep your WordPress installation and plugins up to date and also consider installing and activating a powerful security plugin that will further protect your site from malware.
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Let’s take a look at some of the best WordPress security plugins out there!
#1). All-In-One WP Security & Firewall

A COMPREHENSIVE, EASY TO USE, STABLE AND WELL SUPPORTED WORDPRESS SECURITY PLUGIN

This WordPress security plugin is every bit as its name. The All-In-One WP Security & Firewall is a 360 degree security solution for your WordPress website. It is a “comprehensive, easy-to-use, stable and well-supported WordPress security plugin”.

The plugin takes your WordPress security to a whole new level. The plugin focuses heavily on brute force attacks and have a range of other functionalities. It helps you fight off the most common website attacks.

The plugin uses an unprecedented security point grading system. It measures how well your website is protected based on the current security features. The plugin effectively protects your website without slowing it down.

The firewall protection is categorized into three levels: Basic, Intermediate and Advance. This allows you to apply firewall rules the way you like it.
The plugin adds firewall protection via htaccess file.The htaccess file is processed by the website before any code.

It also comes with wp-config.php backup, anti-spam measures, and front-end copy protection.


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#2). WP Antivirus Site Protection


The plugin is known for detecting and removing malicious viruses and suspicious codes. WP Antivirus Site Protection has the ability to detect backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, fraud tools, adware, spyware, hidden links, redirection and etc.
The plugin can detect not only theme files, but every file on your WordPress website. It crawls the website intelligently to detect any loopholes that may result in a malicious attack. The database is updated on a daily basis and new logics and functions are added so that your website is safe from all sort of attacks.
The scanner can detect a number of malware types:
        MySQL and JavaScript injections

        Website Defacements

        Hidden iFrames

        PHP Mailers

        Social Engineering Attacks

Antivirus site protection also provides you with alerts and notifications in the      admin  panel and by email. The feature list includes almost everything you would    want in  a security plugin:

  Deep scan of every file on your website.

  Daily update of the virus database.

  Heuristic Logic feature.

  Quarantine & Malware removal feature

  Alerts and Notifications in admin area and by email.

  Daily cron feature.

  

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 #4). BulletProof Security
Antivirus site protection also provides you with alerts and notifications in the admin panel and by email. The feature list includes almost everything you would want in a security plugin:
As the name suggests, the plugin defends and protects your website like a bulletproof jacket. Bulletproof security is a single-click solution for all your WordPress security needs. It protects your website against RFI, XSS, CRLF, SQL injection, and code injection hackings. It is also extremely easy to use and is perfect for beginner WordPress users.
The plugin adds a powerful firewall to your website giving it protection against brute force login attacks while backing up your data. BulletProof security comes with a ton of features. Some of them are:
One-Click Setup Wizard
.htaccess Website Security Protection (Firewalls)
Hidden Plugin Folders|Files Cron (HPF)
Login Security & Monitoring
Idle Session Logout (ISL)
Auth Cookie Expiration (ACE)
It also has a pro version with added features as well. With the pro feature, you can secure your ‘wp-admin’ folder and Root website folder with a single click. The pro version also lets the developers create a “503 under maintenance” page while the website is under construction. All the amazing features Bulletproof Security means that it goes in my list of best WordPress security plugins.

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#5). iThemes WordPress Security (free & premium versions)

With both a free and a premium version, there is really no excuse to not have iThemes Security on your website. Like most big security plugins for WordPress, iThemes Security comes with a bunch of features to protect against many of the most common security threats. With this plugin users will get Brute Force protection, the ability to hide admin and login pages and to lock out users who fail to login too many times. The plugin will also enforce the use of strong passwords and monitor core files. The premium version of iThemes Security starts as low as $80/year and includes 12 months of support, updates and over 30 different premium security options.




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