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.
How to prevent ransomware
Preventing ransomware requires a multi-layered security approach that combines reliable backups, endpoint protection, network segmentation, user training, and incident response planning.
What is a bot attack?
A bot attack is a cyberattack carried out by automated software programs that target websites, applications, and APIs to exploit vulnerabilities, steal data, or disrupt services at scale.
What is a CDN (Content Delivery Network)?
A Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a geographically distributed network of servers that caches and delivers web content from locations closest to users, improving performance, reliability, and security.
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 a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attack?
A Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack is a cyberattack where an attacker secretly intercepts and potentially alters communications between two parties who believe they are communicating directly with each other.
What is API Security?
API security refers to the practices and technologies used to protect application programming interfaces from attacks, misuse, and unauthorized access to the data and services they expose.
What is a Reverse Proxy?
A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of one or more backend servers, intercepting client requests and forwarding them to the appropriate server, while also providing security, caching, and load distribution benefits.
What is a Supply Chain Attack?
A supply chain attack targets the less-secure elements in a software or hardware supply chain to compromise a final product or service, often by injecting malicious code into trusted components, libraries, or software updates.
What is a WAF (Web Application Firewall)?
A Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security solution that monitors, filters, and blocks HTTP/HTTPS traffic between a web application and the internet to protect against application-layer attacks.
What is Cloud Security (AWS/Azure/GCP)?
Cloud security encompasses the technologies, policies, and best practices for protecting data, applications, and infrastructure hosted on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP from threats, unauthorized access, and compliance violations.