WordPress is one of the power-packed CMS
platforms to develop rich featured websites with lots of plug-in and themes. Regardless
to the fact that, It is also one of the most hacked CMS platforms across the
web.
Security of any website is a big concern
for webmasters but the risk of cyber-attack is much higher with WordPress
website.
Google has blacklists around 20,000
websites for malware and security issues and WordPress infections have
increased from 74% in 2016 Q3 to 83% in 2017. But still, WordPress is getting
popular amongst the competitor CMS platforms.
Now you might be wondering that after such
huge possibilities of cyber hack how WordPress is getting more popular day by
day? The answer is pretty simple that, there are no more issues in the original
WordPress platform but the problem is with the webmasters who are not updating
their websites and not maintaining the security levels of their website.
I have seen many webmasters are neglecting
the security of WordPress. This is open source; hacking & malware attacks.
This is partially true because there are lots of golden rules of securities to
keep website more secure to overcome hacking and malware but you cannot blame
WordPress.
Why
WordPress Security is Important?
As an online business owner, it’s your
responsibility to keep safe your website from malware and hackers attack.
Because of such threats it creates serious problems in generating revenue and
establishing good reputation in market. Your data may be lost or hackers can
steal your user information.
You and your WordPress developer have done
everything on your website by keeping in mind about the users and target market
with lots of hard work. Finally, your website is ready to go live. But still,
there are some security factors you need to check right from the beginning as
soon as you make that available on the web. Here I will share the security
points of WordPress website to make more secure to escape from online hackers
and gain the trust of users.