If you have an administrator in your WordPress user list named admin, you need to get rid of that account immediately. Hackers know to target this user name because for many years it was the default user created on installation. The screenshot on the right, from a recent security plugin log, shows how they constantly try that user […]
Why User Names Matter For Security
The first rule of User Name is: don’t use your name. When it comes to security on the web, passwords get all the attention. And rightly so, but in our emphasis on strong passwords, we lose track of the user name. It too plays a role in the ability of hackers to get past our login […]