{"id":19886,"date":"2018-11-07T11:44:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T09:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=19886"},"modified":"2018-11-07T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:20:00","slug":"wordpress-hack-prevent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-hack-prevent\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why You’re Just Asking for a WordPress Hack to Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is it just us, or have there been a lot of data breaches lately? Beyond the big names in the news, we’ve also had our fair share of WordPress hack events, like that big defacement issue back in 2017.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, security breaches are very real\u2026<\/p>\n

As a website owner, it\u2019s up to you to be vigilant and to ensure that your site isn’t susceptible to being hacked.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In this article, we share 5 different factors that increase the chances of your WordPress site being hacked, and what you should do to protect yourself.<\/p>\n

If any of these things apply to you, make sure you remedy them ASAP. It\u2019s just not worth putting your business at risk!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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1. Not updating WordPress<\/h2>\n

If there’s one commonality among WordPress hack victims, it’s this:<\/p>\n

Not updating WordPress!<\/p>\n

According to Sucuri’s Hacked Website Report<\/a>, somewhere between 55-61% of WordPress hack victims were running out-of-date WordPress when they got infected, and that’s definitely not a coincidence:<\/p>\n