Web site hacking;what does it mean
- 1. Website hacking – what does it mean? & What WordPress security issues you should be aware of In this section, it will be enough to list several major technical ways how website (or server-side infrastructure) can be hacked, so that someone could grasp the overall picture: (the ways how to protect from these and other hacks are given in one of the next sections below)
- 3. Web Site Hacking MetaKave.com • Guessing admin name and password – hacking scripts just make tons of requests and finally guess login credentials • Sending a malicious command to database • Changing the code of website
- 4. Web Site Hacking MetaKave.com • Changing websites scripts to control users’ browser
- 5. Web Site Hacking MetaKave.com • Input forms to steal sensitive information like credit card credentials or admin user/password • Stealing authentication and session information to be able to use login and password
- 6. Web Site Hacking MetaKave.com Stealing cookies, the hacks can be done on these levels: • client level (operation system and browser) • website level (software, e.g. WordPress, plugins) • server level (e.g. hosting) • network level (connection breaches, e.g. insecure wi- fi)
- 7. Web Site Hacking MetaKave.com • The most scary thing is that someone may even not notice that he or she have been hacked • But a malicious code can be on website doing its harm for business and even for visitors silently
- 8. How Website Can Be Hacked MetaKave.com
- 9. How Website Can Be Hacked MetaKave.com • Hacking is constantly evolving game • New methods and vulnerabilities are discovered and used by hackers year by year
- 10. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com Here are the general vulnerable spots directly connected with your WordPress website: • WordPress core
- 11. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com Here are the general vulnerable spots directly connected with your WordPress website: • Hosting vulnerabilities • Insecurities in WordPress themes • Plugins security breaches • Insecure passwords • Website file access insecure permissions
- 12. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com • Hackers have a lot of potential because of people’s predictability, laziness or lack of awareness
- 13. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com • For example, less than 17% of WP sites use the most recent WP version as of time of writing this • It means that majority of WP sites can be hacked much easier • So it’s people who are lazy to keep their WordPress version up to date
- 14. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com • Although WordPress core is pretty secure WordPress add-ons such as themes and plugins are not reliable • The speaker says WP plugins are generally not secure at all and it’s not exaggeration
- 15. WordPress Security Issue should be aware of MetaKave.com • All these weaknesses in plugins, themes etc take place for laziness of developers and lack of developer’s expertise in security • Serious providers update products regularly fixing new security weaknesses
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