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Hacked WordPress Site - White Paper

So Your WordPress Site Just Got Hacked, Now What?

Darcy Wheeler 1.19.2017

Getting hacked isn’t just a WordPress-specific issue. Just like the risk of having your car stolen is part of driving one, owning a website brings the risk of getting hacked. While there are many proactive measures to help harden the security of your WordPress site, one can never be too cautious.

Because let’s face it — a hacked site is unarguably one of the worst things that can happen to a website owner. In this white paper, we’ll go into detail on some of the ways you can detect a compromised website, and what to do if your site experiences a security breach.

Download this white paper to find out what to do should you ever fall victim to a hacked WordPress site:

So Your WordPress Site Just Got Hacked, Now What?

We’ve developed this guide to get you through dealing with a hacked website, depending on a few common scenarios. This step-by-step approach includes what you need to know about how to get your hacked WordPress site back up and running, depending on whether you still have access to the backend or not.

While getting hacked sucks, it’s not the end of the world. If you prepare in advance and know what to do should the worst ever occur, you’ll only be better off in the long run.

For more on WordPress security, see:
8 Key Security Questions to Ask You Hosting Company
15 Ways To Harden The Security of Your WordPress Site.

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  1. Ana | Diseño web says

    January 21, 2017 at 10:51 am

    Hello! Thanks for keep us on the securyity tips. It is very interesting to read more about because in this year we think the bigs problems will become trought security on all places. Usually, we use plugins on the website, but now we are checking more than in the past the hosting and anothers things like passwords. Thank yoy very much, sorry my english and all the best from Spain!

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