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WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

You're reading from   WordPress 3 Ultimate Security WordPress is for everyone and so is this brilliant book on making your site impenetrable to hackers. This jargon-lite guide covers everything from stopping content scrapers to understanding disaster recovery.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2011
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849512107
Length 408 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

WordPress 3 Ultimate Security
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
So What's the Risk? Hack or Be Hacked FREE CHAPTER Securing the Local Box Surf Safe Login Lock-Down 10 Must-Do WordPress Tasks Galvanizing WordPress Containing Content Serving Up Security Solidifying Unmanaged Defense in Depth Plugins for Paranoia Don't Panic! Disaster Recovery Security Policy Essential Reference Index

Ethical hacking vs. doing time


We're ready to rock but, first, let's make sure we're not rolling any dice along the way.

The thing is, hackers go to prison. Ethical ones don't. Q: What's the difference?

Note

A: Permission

Anyone can look up a few details about a company using public archives but, hear ye this, if you do things such as download websites or scan servers without written authority, then you may have crossed the legal line.

If the site and server are yours, then problems are unlikely. However, ask yourself:

  • Is it my site or server exclusively?

  • Could my actions impact anyone else?

  • Am I breaking the law?

If the answer to the former is no, then get permission in writing from the owners. The answer to the latter, ultimately, can only be answered by a good local lawyer because the rules change considerably not only internationally, but also regionally.

The second question, which often ties into the others, isn't in itself hard to answer, but if the answer is yes, typically because you share...

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