WordPress open-source publishing is the popular platform for companies. It has also attracted cyber criminals. Sites face attacks frequently. SiteLock, a Scottsdale, Ariz. website security vendor has started private beta of its new SMART Database (SMART/DB) solution. This application scans detects and automatically removes spam and malware from WordPress databases.
SiteLock was formed in 2008. President Neill Feather mentioned that company specializes in helping small and midsized businesses (SMBs) mount a defence against cyber attackers. It also provides easy-to-deploy web application firewall (WAF) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation capabilities. SMBs to strengthen their WordPress deployments are also implemented.
Operating a website is a risky affair in the current cybersecurity landscape.
“On average, websites face over 8,000 attacks per year from cyber criminals trying to steal valuable resources such as website bandwidth, traffic, and customer data. Popular, well-recognized websites that utilize e-commerce or a large number of interactive features or plugins can be obvious targets for cyber attacks and are often reported in mainstream media,” Feather said.
“According to SiteLock data, websites using 10 to 20 plugins are two times more likely to be compromised than the average website, and websites linking to Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts are 2.5 times more likely to be compromised than the average website.”
Many small business owners do not pay much attention towards cyber security but the trend of attacks is increasing.
“In fact, 43 percent of all cyber attacks targeted small businesses in 2016,” Feather informed. “Given that the majority of small businesses manage or maintain their own websites, they typically aren’t aware of the time or resources required to ensure adequate protection against ever-evolving security threats such as malware and other vulnerabilities.”
“It’s important to understand that any website, regardless of the number of features or amount of traffic, is constantly at risk,” he added.
Many WordPress websites face attack today.
“As most WordPress websites include customer engagement features such as blog comments, blog contributors, and content aggregation, this emerging malware monitoring technology keeps comments and posts clean from spam, ensuring site content is search engine friendly and is most valuable for visitors,” Feather said. “SMART/DB also mitigates other database malware like malicious redirects and backdoors, ultimately keeping website visitors safe.”
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