If you used an auto installer for WordPress you may find that many of your files and folders have 777 attributes, this can be a risk and this permissions can be abused by compromised plugins.<\/p>\n
To tighten up your folder, use SSH and locate your \/httpdocs folder:<\/p>\n
# find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \\;\r\n# find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \\;\r\n# chmod 750 ..\/httpdocs<\/pre>\nAt the same time, you might want to execute maldet to ensure there is no malware present:<\/p>\n
# maldet -a ..\/httpdocs<\/pre>\nAlways ensure you are using the latest revision of WordPress. This is the single most important rule for ensuring maximum security of your WordPress site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"