This attack type is not native only to WordPress but happens with all the web apps out there. However, since WordPress is popular, it’s a frequent target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Effective and Dangerous Is the WordPress Brute Force Attack?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A common misconception about brute-forcing is that people consider it to be an effective method of obtaining control over one\u2019s website, while in reality, the chance of success of such an attack towards a website with a moderately secure password is slim to none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack itself is quite widespread in terms of occurrences due to its popularity and mass availability, which comes from the fact that it is simply easy to set up. However, without the exact knowledge of what you are doing most such attacks have the destiny of failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Does the Attack Include? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A WordPress brute force attack consists of a predefined \u201cwordlist\u201d of username(s) and passwords combined into one text file. This file is then also combined with various types of different programs\/software towards the login form fields of your website, or through any file, your application may have that accept user login data in attempts to find a possible match.
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What Can We Do Towards Preventing a WordPress Brute Force Attack?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nPrerequisite: Create a Strong Complex Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The most common ways of protecting against such an attack are honestly the most effective as well. To put it simply, if your password is not in the attackers\u2019 wordlist, they can\u2019t get in. These wordlists usually consist of: dictionary words<\/strong>, random letters\/number combinations<\/strong>, phrases<\/strong>, expressions<\/strong>, common names<\/strong>, countries<\/strong>, towns<\/strong>, and basically anything you can think of that isn\u2019t absolutely random<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While we would never recommend a password generator, because even though they are based upon some algorithm of creation, dragging my hand through the keyboard will always create an impenetrable password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On a server level, all of our servers come with pre-installed Firewalls<\/a>, WAF<\/a>, BitNinja<\/a>, and other top-quality security protocols which will mitigate nearly 80% of all attack attempts before they even start. Learn more about how FastGuard<\/a> protects your website and the technologies we use<\/p>\n\n\n\n For those who do get past the initial defense, we suggest arranging the following security reinforcements<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to cut off any chance a hacker may have of getting a glimpse of the insides of your WordPress dashboard, it\u2019s about time to limit the access to the administrator and his staff only, you can do this by creating<\/strong> or modifying<\/strong> your existing .htaccess<\/strong> file by adding the following code to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: <\/p>\n\n\n\n This feature can be enabled either manually through the Afterward, go into the folder of your WordPress website, wherever you have it installed and select the It will then require a SECOND<\/strong> username and password from anyone who is trying to access the admin dashboard, even after a successful initial login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tough luck, you are not getting past that. Applying Cloudflare<\/a> gives you a lot more features than just its main marketed feature\u2014the CDN<\/a> function, which makes your website load at top performance all across the earth by having it load up from their closest mirror server depending on the website viewer\u2019s current geographical location, granting it a higher accessibility rate. As a finish to the topic – it\u2019s a paradox, but cybersecurity is as complex as it is simple. Keep your passwords safe, and we will keep your hosting safer. Verify you comply with the steps in this guide and you surely won’t become a victim of a keyboard burglar. WordPress brute force attacks are a complex matter. Brute-forcing is one of the first, most primitive types of cyber-attacks. That is due to its availability of integration versus all types of websites and platforms. Over time, the progression of a website\u2019s usage complexity has given the birth of other, more advanced attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":4151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140,256],"tags":[100,9,44],"class_list":["post-4164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","category-wordpress","tag-bruteforce","tag-security","tag-wordpress"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/protect-your-wordpress-website.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Daniel G.","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/author\/danielg"},"yoast_head":"\nOn a technical level: Strong Server Protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Whitelist IP Address<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
# Block access to wp-login.php\n<Files wp-login.php>\n order deny, allow\n allow from XXX \n allow from XXX \n allow from XXX \n deny from all\n<\/Files><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"Whitelist](\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/allow-deny.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPassword Protect the WordPress Dashboard<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
.htaccess<\/code>, but we recommended using the Directory Privacy <\/strong>feature which you can select from inside of the cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Password](\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/dirprivacy.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\/wp-admin<\/code>directory, for which you will be creating the authentication<\/strong> page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"WordPress](\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/authentication-page.png\")
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCloudflare WAF<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
For really serious situations where you have noticed a tendency of regular hacking attempts towards your website, we strongly recommend you enable Cloudflare. You do that for it\u2019s WAF<\/strong> feature, which is updated against the newest types of attacks and hacking methods weekly. On the Cloud VPS<\/a>\/Dedicated CPU Server<\/a> hosting structure, it is possible to access a website via either it\u2019s a domain name<\/strong> or a selected IP address<\/strong>, on Shared Hosting<\/a>; however it is only possible to access your site via a domain name, giving it one point of entry. With the application of Cloudflare under these conditions, a hacker will only be able to access your website through your WordPress website\u2019s domain. All automated attacks will be blocked within the first 30 seconds if they were able even to start at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"WordPress](\"https:\/\/www.fastcomet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/wordpress-security-scanner.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTo Wrap it Up <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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