Lesson Concepts

My Website Security and Users

Creating and managing a website requires more than publishing attractive content—it also requires protecting that content, user data, and the overall integrity of the site. According to WordPress 5 Complete (7th ed.), website security is an essential responsibility of site owners because WordPress sites can become targets for hackers, spam, malware, and unauthorized access if not properly maintained (Williams, Damstra, & Stern, 2020).