Of over 24,466 infected websites, a recent security analysis shows that 90% of them were using WordPress. That’s huge right? Another security report proves that 41% of infected WordPress sites were hacked through a security vulnerability on their host, 51% were hacked via a vulnerability in the WordPress themes and plugins they were using and 8% were hacked due to a weak admin password. There is no doubt that the WordPress system core is quietly secure, but the more tweaks and tools you add on top of it, such as themes and plugins, the more likely it is to be hacked. I’m not sure how else to say this: Not all third party developers live up to the same code[…]
