Protect/Secure WP Tutorial

[Gsx-R]

I keep reading here about problems with the security of WP and i think all of
us are worried about this. I guess it's not that much of a problem if they hack splogs or less important blogs, but what if they mess with our main blogs...

i am currently working a lot to build 3 main blogs, doing lots of research, etc... and i intend to make them big, what if they hack my admin password and change the links to the sponsors, (i work and they cash in the sales) or what if they change the content or who knows what other shit they can do...

What's the best strategy to protect our WP blogs?
Is it mandatory to protect the wp-admin folder? If so, how? Password protect the folder or use the plugin to secure the link when login to admin panel or how...?
Anyone willing to make a tutorial for how to protect/secure WP?

[twan]

This one might interest you:
BlogSecurity » Blog Archive » WordPress Security Whitepaper
It sure is quite a read

But don't forget to keep software up 2 date.

[Gsx-R]

Thanks Twan, hope that'll help

[redhatslut]

check out: WordPress › WP Security Scan « WordPress Plugins

BTW, GSXR rocks i'm buying my first bike next month, Kawasaki 250R 2008, i just bought a shoei XR-1000 helmet yesterday

There are 2 standard procedures of securing your blog. Not using admin as a user (make another username as an administrator) and changing the name of wp-admin folder so that only you know it. In some bad codded plugins though there are hardcoded references to wp-admin, but you can automatically edit them with psPAD (mass find and replace in files).

Hope that it helped

[Gsx-R]

Congrats, but remember they can be dangerous and always take care with them.

Thanks for the advice!