http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/tags/wordpress+firewall/security/default.aspxTags: wordpress firewall, securityenCommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/19/wordpress-firewall-plugin.aspxTue, 20 Jan 2009 03:10:00 GMT1e469e21-c924-44fa-a132-47b5d0a8ad47:7246Pete Prestipino2http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=7246http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2009/01/19/wordpress-firewall-plugin.aspx#comments<p>SEO egghead Jamie Sirovich just posted about his new WordPress Firewall Plugin. Getting hacked creates a lot of work, so using a firewall (any firewall) is going to save you a lot of headaches down the road - especially if you&#39;re working with multiple blogs or managing WP installs for others. The plugin &quot;<i>investigates web requests with simple WordPress specific hueristics to identify and stop most obvious attacks</i>.&quot; </p> <p>While it may not stop the more sophisticated hackers from gaining access, something is most certainly better than nothing. <br /><br />In addition to blocking common attacks, other features let you set up an automatic email to notify that a potential attack has been detected and blocked (with the offending IP and parameters) and let you whitelist your IP (as well as a page, a variable in a page or a variable on every page). </p> <p><b>The <a href="http://www.seoegghead.com/software/wordpress-firewall.seo">WordPress Firewall plugin</a> can be downloaded here.</b></p> <p><i>Sample of the email sent when an attack occurs and is blocked:</i></p> <p><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/images/blog/wpfirewall.gif" width="450" height="195" alt="" /></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7246" width="1" height="1">securitywordpresshackingwordpress firewallfirewall