WordPress Security Definitions
Comprehensive glossary of WordPress security terms, concepts, and definitions to help you understand and protect your site.
Firewall
10 termsNetwork security fundamentals including the OSI model, WAF, TCP/IP, HTTP, ICMP, DoS attacks, IP spoofing, and routing concepts.
Bots
8 termsBot-related definitions covering botnets, web crawlers, data scraping, click fraud, spam bots, and bot traffic management.
Security
15 termsCore security concepts including ransomware, social engineering, data breaches, zero-day exploits, DNS hijacking, and API security.
WordPress
10 termsWordPress-specific terminology covering plugins, themes, hooks, wp-config, REST API, and the WordPress ecosystem.
Infrastructure
10 termsNetwork and server infrastructure terms including SSL/TLS, DNS, CDN, WAF, firewalls, and the OSI model.
Threats
10 termsCyber threat definitions covering malware, phishing, botnets, DDoS attacks, ransomware, and social engineering.
What is a data breach?
A data breach is a security incident in which sensitive, protected, or confidential information is accessed, disclosed, or stolen by an unauthorized party.
What is data scraping?
Data scraping is the automated process of extracting information from websites or applications, often performed by bots that collect large amounts of data without manual intervention.
What is SQL Injection?
SQL injection is a code injection attack in which an attacker inserts malicious SQL statements into input fields or parameters of a web application, enabling them to manipulate the backend database to access, modify, or delete data.
What is the WordPress Database (wp_options, wp_posts)?
The WordPress database is a MySQL or MariaDB relational database that stores all site content, settings, user data, and plugin configurations in a structured set of tables, with wp_options and wp_posts being two of the most critical and security-sensitive tables.
What is UDP?
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is a lightweight, connectionless transport-layer protocol that sends data packets called datagrams without establishing a prior connection or guaranteeing delivery.