Finally, installing the fix malware problem Scan plugin will check all this for you, and alert you that you may have missed. It will also tell you that a user named"admin" exists. That is the administrative user name. If you desire, you can follow a link and find instructions for changing that name. Personally, I believe that a strong password is security that is good, and there have been no successful attacks on visit the site the numerous sites that I run, because I followed those steps.
Use strong passwords - Do what you can to use a strong password, alpha-numeric. Easy to remember passwords are also easy to guess!
This is quite handy plugin, protecting you against brute-force password-crack strikes. It keeps track of the IP address of every failed login attempt. You can configure the plugin to disable login attempts when a certain number of failed attempts is reached.
Another step to take to make WordPress secure is to upgrade WordPress to the latest version. The reason behind this is that with each new update there come fixes for security holes that are old making it essential to update early.
But realize that security is. Don't just be the reactive type, consider steps to begin today protecting yourself. Don't let Joe the Hacker make your life miserable and turn everything in creating come crashing down in a matter of seconds, that you've worked hard.