You may have concerns about the security of your website. A security breach is every webmasters worst nightmare, but have no fear! You can sleep easy knowing that WordPress has taken many precautions to keep your website safe. Due to the nature of WordPress being both free and open source makes it quite vulnerable. However, the WordPress hosts have BUILT IN DDoS and WAF protection to keep your website safe and secure. What is DDoS and WAF?

DDoS stands for “Distributed Denial-of-Service” and it is considered a cybercrime. The attacker floods a server with internet traffic which prevents users from accessing online services and sites.

WAF stands for “Web Application Firewall” and it protects applications from a number of attacks such: as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection. cookie poisoning, and much more.

The security team at WordPress consists of 50 experts that include lead developers and security researchers. This security team collaborates with other security teams to address common issues.

No website is completely immune from attacks. It is up to the user to take the proper precautions when building a site. Thankfully, there are many SAFE and RELIABLE plugins available to use. WordPress.com has compiled a list of 26 plugins that can protect your website!