[Hidden-tech] WordPress security question

[Greg Perham]

My standard installation includes a security plugin (either iThemes Security or WordFence) and a backup plugin (either BackupBuddy or UpdraftPlus). Of course, I also monitor my clients' sites regularly and keep WP and plugins up-to-date, and do the basic username/pw security stuff. A few minutes a month saves great headaches later.


> On Jan 14, 2016, at 11:19 AM, Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:
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> A client's site was compromised recently. I changed the password to something impossible to guess--but I'm wondering if:
> 1) There's a way to change the username in wp-admin
> 2) It's possible to block domains or country codes of attackers trying to sign in (most of them seem to be from France)
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> Thanks,
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