As we all head into the new year, if you use the following strategies, your account will be much less likely to be hacked in 2024
-
Segregation*
-
Monitoring
-
Regular updates
-
Backups
* If you choose to not segregate your WordPress installations to separate accounts the risk your hosting account will be compromised will be exponentially greater this year.
Are you still “herding cats” like it was 2006?
As an expert cat herder, I can help you with your cat herding problem today.
#wordpress #infection #hackrepair #websitesecurity
1 Comment
In reply to this question:
“Any tips on segregation for those of us that cannot afford multiple hosting accounts? I mean, I don’t make any real money with them; nowhere near enough to pay for separate accounts for each. Thoughts?”
Answer:
Segregation requires that each site lives in its own space. It’s a lonely existence in there, but that’s the only way you are going to prevent others from stealing your stuff…
Hosts who offer cPanel/WHM or Plesk are a great way to start in segregating your sites into a centralized website management control panel. This does usually cost a bit more, but the benefit is less heartache, less stress and you’ll simply feel better for doing it.
Does pain have a monetary value?
Otherwise, I do recommend folks never host more than (2) WordPress installations within a single shared account. That’s a bit more expensive but far less problematic in the long term than hosting 20 websites in one directory (Ouch!).