Securing your login screen is one of the simplest and most effective things you can do to help increase the security of your WordPress website. By implementing “two-factor authentication”, you make it much harder for people to gain unauthorized access to your WordPress dashboard. Fortunately, DuoSecurity is a free service (for up to ten users)…

We are pleased to announce the release of the WordPress Beginner’s Security Checklist. Our goal with this guide was to present a simple series of steps that everyone can follow to secure their WordPress website. We have included information on securing your login form, securing your configuration files, adding unique encryption keys, and plugins and other resources…

You have put a lot of work into setting up your WordPress website. You have gotten it installed, added your plugins, chosen a theme, added your widgets, created your menus, and finally added posts and pages. But have you thought about security? Have you taken steps to protect your blog from people who want to…