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# Free WordPress Security Checklist

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## Cybersecurity attacks continue to increase

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## Cloudflare's 2022 [Attack Trends Report for Q2](https://blog.cloudflare.com/ddos-attack-trends-for-2022-q2/) indicates: 

- Denial-of-service attacks increased **72%** year over year
- Ransom attacks increased **11%** from Q1 to Q2 2022

## Accenture's [Cost of Cybercrime Study](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/security/invest-cyber-resilience) states: 

- 2021 saw a 31% Increase in the average number of attacks per company since 2020
- 43% of cyber attacks are aimed at small businesses, but only 14% are prepared to defend themselves

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## WordPress Security Checklist

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Our WordPress Security Checklist covers 10 simple but often-overlooked WordPress security best practices that help prevent:

• Cross-site scripting attacks  
• Brute-force login attempts  
• Malicious editing of WordPress core files  
• Denial-of-service attacks

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