Here are some recent incidents our Kinsta team had to resolve:

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3. Locking Your WordPress Servers and Sites is Up to You
When you manage your servers, locking them down is up to you. Linux hardening, in general, requires years of experience.

You will be solely responsible for any malicious code that enters your network or when someone tries to launch an attack. Then there are DDoS attacks , which can literally take down your server for several minutes. And trust us, DDoS attacks always come at the worst possible time. You must know how to identify the source and block it.

Keeping your server and WordPress sites secure also includes having to do a few different tasks, such as:

Implement hardware and software firewalls (everything from server-level software to web app firewalls like Cloudflare or Sucuri).
Install Malware Scanning Software . This usually goes for Linux and WordPress.
Repair Nginx/Apache or update PHP with security updates.
Strengthen file/folder restrictions on the server.
Clean a hacked WordPress site (you can never protect a cameroon phone number data WordPress site 100%, all you need is a bad plugin).
WordPress is fantastic, but this year has been one of the worst we've seen when it comes to plugin vulnerabilities. You'll need to know very well how to properly clean up malware on your WordPress site . We've heard time and time again about users trying to do this on their own and suffering for days!


Vendor Backdoors and Suspicious Code in Pipdig Power Pack
XSS and RCE vulnerabilities and Attack Data in the Social Warfare plugin
Unauthenticated Calls to Action in Yuzo plugin
Zero-day vulnerability in Yellow Pencil Visual Theme Customizer
SQL Injection and Duplicate-Page WordPress Plugin
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in WP Google Maps Plugin
Be sure to read our detailed guide on SQL injection .

Some VPS providers like Digital Ocean provide Cloud Firewalls. But it is still up to you to implement them and know, for example, what inbound rules you need on ports, what IP addresses should be blocked or accepted, etc.