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Let’s get your WordPress Website Secure right now!<\/h2>\n

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Following this simple steps, you can make sure your WordPress is secure.\u00a0 You have been invited to this page becuase\u00a0I feel your website needs some extra security.<\/p>\n

Over 3,000 websites are hacked a day.\u00a0 Most owners don’t even know their websites are hacked.<\/p>\n

View the quick video above and let’s get your website SECURED NOW!<\/p>\n

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Scan Your\u00a0Site!<\/h1>\n

Hackers scan your site every day.\u00a0 It’s true.\u00a0 So it’s about time you see a little of what they see.\u00a0 This is the first scan that a lot of hackers send out in masses.\u00a0 Meaning that they send an automated program and if there is any weakness then they will dig deeper to hack your site.<\/p>\n

Use the tool at Hacker Target to scan your WordPress website:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/hackertarget.com\/wordpress-security-scan\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, most people will look at this and not understand\u00a0how someone can use these things against your webiste.\u00a0 I will do a scan of my site and walk you through on how to be more invisible to hackers.<\/p>\n

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Does Yours Look Like Mine?<\/h2>\n

Hey, let’s compare.\u00a0 You see my scan above and probabbly don’t understand what this means.\u00a0 You looked at yours and they might be a little diffrent.\u00a0 Below I get into the details of what it all means and how a hacker can use this against you.\u00a0 Again, this might not how they hacker your site, but the more information you give to a hacker the easier they can hack your website.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes All they need is the Version of WordPress to know your site hasn’t been updated.\u00a0 Many hackers release bots out as soon as a WordPress or plugins have a known problem.\u00a0 People aren’t quick on updating, so if this says anything then your site is very easy to hack and can become a target.<\/p>\n

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This is gold for a hacker.\u00a0 If you have your website information public then they know your IP address, your hosting company and can even know what versions of software are running on the servers.\u00a0 Mine above says Cloudflare, because\u00a0it’s blocking hackers from getting my host and server information.\u00a0 The less a hacker knows the less damage they can do.<\/p>\n

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This should always be GOOD.\u00a0 If this isn’t a GREEN GOOD then your have a hacked site and you are blocked from Google.\u00a0 Very few sites I have worked with have had this issue, but if you do, it’s most likely your site was not secure enough.\u00a0 Many people who have gotten this, get it again because they aren’t properly\u00a0cleaned and then secured.<\/p>\n

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On your scan, you might see the plugins that are installed on your website.\u00a0 This again is great for a hacker and bad for you.\u00a0 If they are scanning your site they can see if anything is out of date.\u00a0 They can also save that data and come back when vulnerabilities are discovered.\u00a0 As you can see on my scan there are no plugins.\u00a0 But yes, I have plugins installed! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Two More Overlooked items!<\/h1>\n

Scrolling down you will see two more items that are very importatn.<\/p>\n