Introduction to Internet and WordPress Security for Southern Illinois WordPress meetup presented on 03/12/14

1. Security 101
Southern Illinois WordPress Meetup
03-12-2014
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Michele L. Butcher
@michele_buthcer
michelebutcher.com

2. Why is security
important?

3. You are NEVER
100% secure

4. How can I be more
secure?

5. First things first
ALWAYS use complex
passwords. ALWAYS!
“password” is never a
good password!

6. Never email passwords
to anyone. Including
yourself. Use something
like LastPass to share
passwords.

7. If the login has a
Two-Factor
authentication,
use it!

8. Anti-virus
Protect your unit!

9. Be conscious when
using public WiFi.

10. Update!
Update!
Update!

11. Back up everything
and back it up often.
If you fear you might lose
information, save it in more than
one spot. Bitcasa, Carbonite,
and external hard drives are
great options of backing up
data.

12. WordPress Security

13. Never ever ever use
admin as user name or
password as password.
Never!

14. ALWAYS change your
database name from wp_
Let it be anything other
than wp_
fdhsfjkhs_ is always good

15. Only give access to what
the user needs access to.
No more no less.

16. Better WordPress Security
Shameful plug time…
Soon to be known as iThemes Security
To be released this month.
Watch iThemes.com for details

17. Update!
Update!
Update!
Let me say this again

18. Back up your site!
!
Somewhere, anywhere,
just have a backup copy.

19. If your unit or your
website get hacked it
is not the end of the
world.

20. There are people who can help!
People like…
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megabytesone.com for your units
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wpsecuritylock.com for websites
2nd and last shameful plug I promise!

21. Questions?

22. Thank you for attending!
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