{"id":1054,"date":"2020-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:06:41","slug":"wordpress-plugins-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domains.co.za\/blog\/wordpress-plugins-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Plugins And Security A Website Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WordPress<\/a> is most definitely a favourite in the Content Management System (CMS) arena and WordPress plugins ensure that it has the most functionality that a website owner could want, including security. Unfortunately though, without proper maintenance, the system’s vast selection of plugins could also be its pitfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In real life, a virus has disrupted the world as we knew it; in the cyber world an increase in viruses has been experienced, that are exploiting this disruption. Since the start of lockdown the amount of malware on South African websites increased by more than 300%. Now more than ever companies and individuals have to reconsider cyber security and how they will be protecting their businesses, websites, data, devices etc. going forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your website is a great place to start. With more than a third of the world’s websites running on WordPress<\/a>, hackers are focusing a lot of their attention on this system. In recent years, attacks were aimed at exploiting flaws in vulnerable plugins as opposed to the WordPress platform itself. In order to avoid site hacks, SPAM, malware etc. make sure you make managing your plugins a top priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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