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 Container Security (Docker)?
Container security encompasses the practices, tools, and policies used to protect containerized applications throughout their lifecycle, from securing container images and runtime environments to orchestration platforms like Docker and Kubernetes.
What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a web security vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users, enabling session hijacking, data theft, and website defacement.
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a social engineering attack in which cybercriminals impersonate trusted entities through fraudulent emails, websites, or messages to trick victims into revealing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data.
What is Server Hardening?
Server hardening is the process of reducing a server's attack surface by eliminating unnecessary software, services, and access points, and applying security configurations to protect against unauthorized access and exploitation.
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 web application security?
Web application security is the practice of protecting websites and web applications from cyber threats by identifying, remediating, and preventing vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit.
What is WordPress Nonces?
WordPress nonces are single-use security tokens that protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by verifying that a request originated from a legitimate user action within the WordPress admin interface.
What is WordPress Plugins?
WordPress plugins are software packages that extend and customize WordPress functionality, ranging from simple tweaks to complex features, and represent both the platform's greatest strength and its most significant security attack surface.
What is wp-config.php?
wp-config.php is the most critical configuration file in a WordPress installation, containing database credentials, authentication keys, security salts, and other sensitive settings that control how WordPress operates.