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Preventing Brute Force Attacks on WordPress across DigitalOcean Droplets

It is critical to take immediate action to avoid any threat posed by brute-force attacks from the Droplets on DigitalOcean. While there are other methods for locating and eliminating compromised files that are open to attack, the goal of this post is to give us some steps to find vulnerabilities in the future and safeguard the WP across the Droplets.

1. Locate the Attack Source

To begin fixing a brute-force attack that was started from the Droplet, we must first determine which virus is causing the malicious traffic. While there are many tools and alternatives available, a good place to start when trying to identify and remove the malware is with ClamAV.

ClamAV is usually included in the package management system of Linux distributions. If ClamAV is unable to detect any virus, we will have to manually search for the malicious software.

Finding and identifying any recently uploaded files based on the file’s timestamp information is a good place to start, however, there are other ways to accomplish this as well.

2. Make Updates to the WordPress Setup

Updating the WordPress installation is the next step in stopping malicious assaults from happening again after the malware has been identified. Patching WordPress and any installed themes or plugins is a good idea to make sure we have deleted and reinstalled any plugins or themes in case a compromise occurs in their install directory.

3. Protect the WordPress Setup

It’s time to safeguard the WordPress installation once we have both deleted any harmful files and made sure all components are up to date. We advise changing the passwords of all users with access to the administration UI as soon as possible, particularly those with full admin privileges or the capacity to upload or edit file contents.

Installing a plugin to restrict the number of unsuccessful login attempts is another way to secure the Droplet installation and significantly lower the danger of brute-force assaults. Using the wp-limit-login-attempts plugin is a common choice.

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Conclusion

To sum up, our article offers a 3-step method to protect WordPress installations across DigitalOcean Droplets from Brute Force attacks.