How can Psycray help manage and secure your WordPress website?
Psycray provides comprehensive website management services, including security enhancements, managed updates, and off-site backups. These services ensure your WordPress site remains secure, up-to-date, and resilient against data loss, without overwhelming costs or complexity.
Introduction
Managing a website can be confusing and expensive with numerous factors to consider, such as security, plugins, server management, password changes, spam comments, website speed, and regular backups. The truth is, these aspects don’t have to be overwhelming or costly. Psycray manages websites daily and is familiar with best practices and expectations to keep your website secure and efficient.
Security
Out of the box, WordPress lacks several essential security features needed in the modern web environment. Some key security issues include:
- Admin Credentials: WordPress has a standard “admin” username and password that are easy to guess and hack.
- Trackback/Pingback Protection: There is no default protection against unauthorized linking of your content to other sites, which can cause analytics issues and alert hackers to your update habits.
- .htaccess File Location: The .htaccess file, which configures directory access to your site, is not hidden or protected.
- Login Attempts: Users can attempt to log in as your admin users indefinitely without being locked out, giving them infinite guesses to access your information.
- Database Prefixes: The default wp_ prefix for databases can be problematic concerning SQL injections and other hacking methods.
Managed Updates
Updates can be stressful, especially when updating a plugin or WordPress core can sometimes break your website. This leads to many WordPress sites not being regularly updated, contributing to security problems. Psycray offers managed updates that:
- Run automatically on your preferred schedule.
- Perform before and after screenshots to ensure no changes have occurred.
- Conduct performance scans to ensure updates did not cause speed or security issues.
- Send detailed reports on any security issues, update success rates, performance concerns, and backup details.
Off-Site Backups
Many web hosts do not provide isolated backups by default, and backup plans can often be costly. Even high-end hosts like AWS sometimes use a backup scheme that versions files on the same disk, leaving your data vulnerable to hardware failure and hacking. Having an off-site backup is the only guaranteed way to ensure your content can be quickly restored in the event of a disaster. Psycray offers regular off-site backups with automatic reports, ensuring your data backups are kept safe and current.
Conclusion
Psycray simplifies website management by handling security, updates, and backups, allowing you to focus on your business. With our expertise and reliable services, you can ensure your website remains secure, efficient, and resilient against data loss.