The WordPress admin user – an open invitation for hackers? | Small business news; tips; networking

Posted by stephend under Social Media
From http://digitalinternet.co.uk 4287 days ago
Made Hot by: bizyolk on February 18, 2013 8:38 am

Do you use the default admin username on a WordPress powered website? If so, you should consider deleting it as you could be providing an easy 'in' for hackers.

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Written by DiTesco
4281 days ago

Mind boggling, I have to admit. Still don't know why some people fail to change their username. Really a good reminder, and I'll actually go a step further by saying, don't consider.. just do it!

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Written by stephend
4280 days ago

Absolutely agree! And it's so easy to do too!

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Written by bigmoneyweb
4281 days ago

Very interesting!, I never knew about all this till I read this post. I will follow your instructions and change my own wordpress details.

Thanks for sharing!

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Written by stephend
4281 days ago

A lot of people don't, they usually only find out about it after their site is hacked.

Glad you enjoyed the post!

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Written by sigbjorn
4281 days ago

I have had former Wordpress installations hacked, and one of the first things I learned after these attacks was to change the name of my admin user in Wordpress. Great advices and instructions in the article :)

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Written by stephend
4281 days ago

Thanks! I've learned from hacking experiences too! These days I never use admin for a username.

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Written by matteoghedin5
4281 days ago

prova

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