Installing and Activating The WP Security Scan Plugin

WP Security Scan
Description: Checks your WordPress website/blog for security vulnerabilities and suggests corrective actions such as Passwords, ?le permissions, database security, version hiding and more.
Go to Plugins, then type in “WP Security Scan” on the search box. Click “Install Now”
Once you have installed and activated the plugin in WordPress, click the newly created “WSD security” button on the Dashboard menu. Here you will see 6 links: WSD security, Scanner, Password Tool, Database, Options and Support.

Scanner: This option can scan your WordPress ?les permission.

Password Tool: Here you can test the strength of your passwords.

Database: Here you can backup your database or Change database table pre?x to mitigate zero-day SQL Injection attacks.
Options: Here you can choose to show or hide the Website DefenderNews dashboard widget.

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