Title: WordPress Security?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress Security?

 *  [eternaldj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eternaldj/)
 * (@eternaldj)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/)
 * So I have been looking around on the forums and it seems like some people have
   had there wp sites hacked. I am staying up to date with all wp updates, but I
   had a few questions since I am new to wordpress. If some one does end up hacking
   your site, would they be able to compromise other sites on your hosting plan.
   I host with bigxhosting.com and have one of the deluxe plans with them. I have
   not had any problems, but because it is a shared plan, or what some companies
   call a “reseller” plan. I just wanted to get some feed back. What can I do to
   take preventative measures?

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 *  [Edde](https://wordpress.org/support/users/edde/)
 * (@edde)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/#post-904510)
 * You may want to give [WP Security Scan](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-security-scan/)
   a go.
 *  [UseShots](https://wordpress.org/support/users/useshots/)
 * (@useshots)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/#post-904515)
 * On shared hosting plans you are usually safe when someone else’s account is hacked
   as long as the server is properly configured and users don’t have access to other
   users’ subfolders. However if the root account is compromised, every site on 
   the server is compromised.
 * Some reading on WordPress security:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [eternaldj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eternaldj/)
 * (@eternaldj)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/#post-904536)
 * Thanks for the tips I will check out both sources. Thanks for taking the time
   to write back.
 *  [Mark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsec/)
 * (@wpsec)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/#post-904677)
 * You could consider [Maximum Security](http://wpsecurity.net) too as way to help
   keep WordPress secure.

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 * In: [Everything else WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/miscellaneous/)
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 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-security-1/#post-904677)
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