3 Common Website Security Vulnerabilities

WordPress is one of the biggest blogging platforms right now and is widely used in various industries — including the marine industry — for its flexibility and ease of use. Whether you’re running a personal blog or a digital marketing website, it’s important to keep your site safe and secure.

Here at Atilus, we take the security of your sites very seriously and make every effort to keep our clients aware of any potential security issues. Strong website security is especially critical for businesses investing in SEO and online presence — because compromised websites can hurt rankings and user trust.

Here are three common WordPress security vulnerabilities and how to fix them:

1. Plugin Vulnerabilities

Plugins often have glitches that make your website vulnerable to hackers. To help prevent this, keep on top of updating your plugins.

If you’re a client of Atilus, we have processes in place to take care of this for you. If there’s ever a plugin with a possible threat in the update, we automatically revert it to the old version until the update is patched. To check whether any plugins you’re using pose security risks, [click here].

Keeping plugins secure is essential for companies in the digital marketing space, especially those focusing on industries like the marine industry, where a breach could disrupt lead generation efforts or compromise user data.

2. Default Admin User Account/Default Passwords

Is your login to the website the default username and password that came with WordPress when you installed it? Change it as soon as possible.

Here at Atilus, we purposely change the username to be more complex and we use a 13+ character password that is unique for each of our clients’ websites. When we give clients access to the website, we also recommend that they change their passwords to a secure one after their first sign-in. If you struggle with remembering passwords, try using a secure password manager like LastPass.

3. Vulnerable Hosting Servers

Since the server where your WordPress website resides is a target for attackers, using low-quality hosting services can make your site more vulnerable to being compromised. While all hosts take precautions to secure their servers, not all providers are as vigilant or implement the latest security measures.

We frequently (every 24 hours) run scans of our servers to ensure that our client sites are safe. If there’s a possible threat, we are immediately alerted by the scan and take action to ensure that the sites are not affected.

For companies that rely heavily on SEO to attract customers — such as boat dealers or service providers in the marine industry — secure hosting is not just a tech detail, it’s a business imperative.

Do you have any questions regarding your website’s safety?

Contact support@atilus.com — especially if you’re in the marine industry or operate in digital marketing and need tailored WordPress security solutions.