Setting up a secure WordPress installation on Linux

This page summarises some resources available on the Web covering the topic of securing WordPress on Linux on a dedicated server.

You may find these resources useful, however make sure you make an informed decision about your own security needs, and if necessary get the advice of an expert.

Links:

• Hardening WordPress
• WordPress Security Tips & Pitfalls
• Securify Plugin
  The Securify plugin (by David Kierznowski) is in its early stages, and currently only tests to see whether a) you are up to date with the current version of WP; b) whether you are using https to access your admin panel; and c) whether you have changed the username of your default ‘admin’ WP user.
• Hardening Linux: a 10 step approach
• Securing MySQL