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WordPress security & malware scan

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2. Secure your admin dashboard<br />

For a hacker, the most challenging section to hack is the admin dashboard, which is<br />

actually the safest section of all. Here’s what you can do:<br />

● Protect the wp-admin directory.<br />

● Use SSL to encrypt data.<br />

● Add user accounts with care.<br />

● Change the admin username.<br />

● Monitor your files.<br />

3. Secure your <strong>WordPress</strong> themes and plugins<br />

Themes and plugins are the unit elements of a <strong>WordPress</strong> site. Unfortunately, they face<br />

serious <strong>security</strong> threats.<br />

Now let’s have a look at how can we secure <strong>WordPress</strong> themes and plugins properly:<br />

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Update <strong>WordPress</strong> site regularly<br />

Update Themes and Plugins regularly.<br />

Remove your <strong>WordPress</strong> version number.

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