5 amazing blog security tips you will read in 2021

Want to secure your blog but don’t know how?

No worries I will tell you everything about blog security tips and strategies. As I learned from my past experience.

If you are serious about your blog then you have to do everything to keep your blog secure.

In recent times, WordPress and other blog platforms are highly targeted by internet hackers. Due to this many blog users are asking…

Are WordPress and other blog platforms safe?

 And my answer is:

Yes, but only if you take few precautions otherwise it’s a big risk if your blog gets high traffic. And it might be difficult to start again with a new blog and losing all traffic and leads.

Sometimes, its plugin, themes or hosting which focus less on your website security. Due to this, your website is prone to hacking.

Blogging has a huge contribution to the online world. And many people don’t even realize how important it is to secure their blog from hackers and malware.

It stands on the 5^th number for trustworthy information on the internet. It also increases the risk of getting hacked.

As you can see the risk of a WordPress blog. 

Not sure about your website security, then you can do a small security check up from here

·      Sucuri site check-up 

·      Unmask parasite 

Reasons our blog get hacked

1. Web hosting

Yes, web hosting can also be the reason. Almost every website is hosted on a different server. And some hosting companies don’t focus on user website security.

And this makes users who are hosted on their servers are vulnerable to hacking.

 2. Third-party themes and plugins

There are numerous sites on the web that provide paid WordPress plugins and themes for nothing (for free).

Now and then it's anything but difficult to get to utilize those nulled plugins and themes on your site.

As they sometimes contain malware.

It's very dangerous to download themes and plugins from unreliable sources on the web. By giving you free themes and plugins, they will hack your website.

So, it always better to buy them from reliable sources than getting them for free from the sites which contain malware.

3. Admin as username

I have seen many rookie bloggers do this silly mistake. We all know WordPress select “admin” as your default username. But it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t change it.

If you want to know how to change your old default username(properly).

Then Click here 

4. WordPress admin(unprotected)

Not only WordPress admin area is the most unprotected area but also it is one of the most attacked areas in the past.

Never ever leave your WordPress admin area unprotected. That is the easiest way hackers try to crack your website.

If your WordPress admin area is not secured. Then secure it immediately by add layers of authentication in your WordPress admin directory.

Pro tip: - add two-factor authentications to make it more secure and even more difficult to hack for hackers.

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Blog security tips

1. Regular backups

First things first, let's start from the basics tip and probably the most important one, which is having a secure blog backup.

We all know prevention is better than cure, if anything things to your blog then you have your backup. So, no need to worry much.

Not having blog backup can be one of the silliest and stupidest mistake one can make.

When big sites like dropbox and Sony can be hacked then your individual website is just a piece of cake for hackers.

Nowadays hosting service providers offer you a daily backup service. If your hosting does then make sure they keep your backups on a different server.

Here are some of the WordPress backup plugins you may like:

A. Vaultpack

This backup plugin was founded by the WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg itself. So, you can trust this plugin. But you need a subscription of jetpack for using the benefits vaultpack as it is owned by them.

I recommend you to use vaultpack. If you can afford it. It's worth an investment. It has different plan prices with different features.

The most basic plan starts from $3.50. you can easily set up vaultpack within dew steps.

If you want to restore anything then you can do it with just a few clicks that’s it.

B. Updraftplus

Updraftplus is one of the most popular free backup plugins. It has an audience of a total of 2+ million users worldwide.

It allows you to download your WordPress backup on your computer or store it in the cloud.

It gives you full security. It has a rating of 4.9 out of 5 in the market. I recommend you to get updraftplus premium version as it gives you top-notch security. 

These are the recommended plugins for backup. If you want to have a good backup system. Then you should definitely use them.

2. Secure hosting company

Installing WordPress isn’t enough. It's just software installed on your computer. The main foundation of any website is its server.

Any hosting company usually provides you with these features:

Uses the top-notch center of collecting user’s data and having the latest hardware systems for physical security

Have detection systems for malicious activities

They have the automatic update for os(0perating system) and updates their security level

I know, you are not a techie guy and you don’t know whom to trust. But don’t worry I will recommend a few reliable and trusted hosting companies.

·      Siteground: site ground is one of the most popular hosting service provider company. It is perfect for new bloggers. It prevents hacking attacks by using ai-bots. It is also an award-winning hosting company.

·      Bluehost: this company is famous for its top-notch security. Security is the main priority of this company. It has a good customer rating too.

·      WPEngine: I recommend you to host your website on wpEngine. If you are doing an online business.  It offers great security and backups at multiple levels.

If your site is already hosting on any of these hosting companies then you are going the right way.

But if you are using any other hosting company and it doesn’t provide you security for your site then it's time to move your site to other platforms.

Trust me, it will make a big difference.

3. Update it

you might be asking “what to update?”

well its simple,

update your WordPress to the latest version. Not just WordPress but also themes and plugins.  

Why I am telling you this?

Nowadays, many hackers try to hack into your website. Due to this reason, WordPress is highly targeted.

To secure your website, WordPress regularly gives you updates. And you just keep ignoring. But let me tell you this silly mistake can be the reason and a way to hack your website.

Whenever you see a message like this...

WordPress x.x.x is available

Update it.

It's not rocket science to update your website within a few clicks you can update your website.

And why I am telling you to update your themes and plugins is because sometimes with your latest version of your WordPress.

They become incompatible with your WordPress version. They will show you an error. And the user's experience becomes bad.

Let me ask you a question.

Do you update your website or you will start from today?

Let me know in the comments.

4. Use HTTPS rather than HTTP

Whenever you view your website

Do you see this on your website?

If you see then it's not a good sign. You should buy an SSL certificate immediately.

But, in blogger, you get an SSL certificate for free.

HTTPS is far more secure than HTTP. HTTP has HTTP:// in its URL while HTTPS has HTTPS:// in its URL.

As you can see below in the image.

You might have a question about why HTTP is not secure?

My answer is in terms of security, HTTP is completely fine. But the only difference between HTTP and HTTPS is, HTTPS is highly encrypted.

HTTP can be easily hacked. But on the other side HTTPS is difficult to be cracked.

5. Passwords

I want to tell you that there are many legends who keep an impossible password that can’t be cracked.  As you can see below:

·      Iloveyou

·      12345678

·      Password1

·      0987654321

Don’t take it seriously. I am just kidding. But many bloggers do this mistake. They keep their password too simple and easy. But I want to tell you that these types of passwords are easily crackable.

If you are doing this same mistake then it's time to correct it. Try to keep a complex password.

And don’t forget to add these types of special characters (!@#$%&*). These symbols can make it really complicated to crack.

Now I want to recommend you a plugin. Guess, which it is?

Don’t worry I will tell you it is limit login attempt. This will help you to record all the failed login attempts with their time stamps. And it will also collect their ip address.

If you want then you can also use dashlane to manage your passwords. It will help you to increase your password security.

Conclusion