WordPress Hacking Demystified- Course Overview

WordPress is the most extended content management system (CMS) on the Internet, in 2020 it accounted for more than 90% of the total websites infected. Even if it is a nice and intuitive platform to create websites, we must understand that the main goal of WordPress is not security. Nevertheless, WordPress platforms keep being updated and patched to avoid most of the security vulnerabilities that have been discovered we should learn how the sites can be attacked in order to protect them better.

In this course, you will learn why WordPress should be secure and which are the main vulnerabilities that can be found on a WordPress website. The WordPress CMS is composed of different components, a PHP server, a SQL server, and other overlying components. Each server or service should be secured individually to ensure the highest degree of security.

This course is focused on WordPress security in current and future deployments. You will learn about WordPress security best practices and enhancements that focus on improving security. Further, you will understand how an attacker can take advantage of the WordPress configuration and other server variables.

This course is focused on helping you fully appreciate the need for securing any default WordPress installation and best practices and standards to meet the goal of the most secure, most protected WordPress site possible.