{"id":3656,"date":"2019-08-10T12:26:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T06:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T10:28:47","slug":"understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Ransomware and How to Save Your WordPress Site for It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it\/#What_is_Ransomware\" title=\"What is Ransomware?\">What is Ransomware?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it\/#Check_Your_Sources\" title=\"Check Your Sources:\">Check Your Sources:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it\/#Consider_backups_and_update_as_part_of_your_regular_maintenance\" title=\"Consider backups and update as part of your regular maintenance:\">Consider backups and update as part of your regular maintenance:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it\/#Make_it_mandatory_that_your_clients_use_a_VPN\" title=\"Make it mandatory that your clients use a VPN:\">Make it mandatory that your clients use a VPN:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/understanding-ransomware-and-how-to-save-your-wordpress-site-for-it\/#Download_documents_only_from_official_platforms\" title=\"Download documents only from official platforms:\">Download documents only from official platforms:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WordPress is the most popular CMS that is used for blogging and to create websites that deal with a lot of content. With more than 30% of websites on the internet using WordPress development, the hacking attempts and other activities related to cybercrime is also on the rise. Analysts have also started to see an increase of Ransomware virus infecting the WordPress installations that put user data on high risk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here in this blog, I will help you understand Ransomware and how you can protect your WordPress website against such an attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Ransomware\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>What is Ransomware? <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ransomware is a malicious form of software that enters a computer system through codes that are inserted into an email or any video content or as any other attachment. The attackers use them to gain access to your system and it encrypts all your files by using strong encryption techniques. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The attacker then asks you for payment to decrypt the files. It is usually done under the threat of erasing your entire database or releasing the data publicly.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/latest-wordpress-development-trends-in-2019-for-better-websites-and-enhanced-interactions\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Latest WordPress Development Trends in 2019 for Better Websites and Enhanced Interactions<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Such kinds of attacks have already cost businesses around $75 billion every year together with nearly irreversible effects of diminished consumer confidence and damaged reputations. Most WordPress owners don\u2019t even report such attack and so none of the culprits are caught.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Security organizations advise the website owners not to pay the attackers as it encourages them. However, some organizations don\u2019t have any choice before them and so they pay to recover their data. But if you follow some tips and don\u2019t wait until the attack is too late, then you can save your WordPress website easily before a ransomware hits you.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_Your_Sources\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Check Your Sources<\/strong>:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Make it a habit not to open any email or attachment that is suspicious to you. Those who are in business often receive unsolicited emails from various sources and some are also forwarded by known sources. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Out 20% of suspected domains are less than a week old and you can check the site by dropping the URL into the search box of Whois. This will help you identify the real name and location of the site owner, list the time their domain has been active and any other domains that are owned by them.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Consider_backups_and_update_as_part_of_your_regular_maintenance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Consider backups and update as part of your regular maintenance:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hire a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/wordpress-development\/\">reputed WordPress development company<\/a> for regular maintenance of your site.\u00a0 They can help you to update any security patches as soon as they are released and also ensure that regular backups of your site is taken at regular intervals so that you can retrieve the site if someone hijacks your files.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_it_mandatory_that_your_clients_use_a_VPN\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Make it mandatory that your clients use a VPN:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">VPN became very prominent because of its ability to bypass geo restrictions that are imposed by streaming services like Hulu and Netflix. Though there are good reasons to secure your site by using a VPN, there are also other features that the service provider offers regarding your present WordPress website. Some of them are<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DNS leak protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">End to end encryption<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Secure email address<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">SSL authentication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Regular backups and updates.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download_documents_only_from_official_platforms\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #003366;\"><strong>Download documents only from official platforms: <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">WordPress is open source and that makes it easier for the criminals to insert malicious coding. If you install any new plugins for better functionality, make sure that you do it from a reputable source like the WordPress Plugin Directory, that checks the software and apps for vulnerabilities before the final release.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress is the most popular CMS that is used for blogging and to create websites that deal with a lot of content. 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