Sophistication of cyber threats are growing in the country. Like the rest of the world, Nigerian bloggers, website owners and developers are feeling the heat. Now, in Nigeria, you can find WordPress website owners or e-commerce anywhere in Nigeria; whether in Lagos or Kano.
For these people the security of their online presence is non-negotiable. If you’re one of these, you need to take care to ensure the security of your website is intact.
Is Sucuri the best?
Sucuri is already a household name in website security,whether you’re talking about Nigeria or the worldwide landscape. One big feature it is known for is the Web Application Firewall (WAF). It is an expensive product that many website owners or developers can’t afford at this time.
This makes you to think of other several robust, free alternatives that offer enterprise-grade type of protection without a price tag. That’s what this article is all about. I’ll give you a comprehensive guide to the best free Sucuri alternatives for WordPress, if that’s your thing when it comes to building websites.
If you’re a Nigerian blogger, website owner, or developer, pay attention to the following tips because the idea is tailored to the Nigerian market at this time.
1. All-In-One WP Security and Firewall (AIOS)
AIOS is a good alternative to Sucuri at this time. It comes with a unique security point system that helps your website safety, making it nice for beginners’ use.
AIOS is incredible light, so it doesn’t slow down your website. Also, it applies security through the .htaccess file. No need to run heavy file scripts on every page load. If you want your site to be fast to open each time someone clicks, this is it.
AIOS helps in three ways. 1. User Account Security is maintained. If you have the word ‘admin’ as username, it helps to change it so hackers find it hard to penetrate your site. 2. Brute Force Prevention. This locks out IP addresses addresses that try to guess your password many times. 3. Copy Protection. This disables right-clicking on your website to prevent content theft. If your blog is in Nigeria, many users will try to steal your content. This move helps against that.
2. Wordfence Security: The All-Rounder
This is the most popular security tool worldwide. It doesn’t act like the Sucuri free version in the sense that it goes beyond monitoring, to providing firewall and malware scanner in he free version.
This one is even good, seeing that many Nigerian web portals sit on shared hosting plans where server resources are limited. With Wordfence, Firewall will understand your site’s specific needs regarding traffic, and it will help your customers to quickly reach the information they need.
Wordfence security identifies and blocks malicious or bad traffic, it checks on core files, themes, and plugins for known threats and blocks them. It also helps against login security with its 2FA authentication which is helping site owners against brute-force attacks that are happening globally.
3. Solid Security
This is another one that focuses on hardening WordPress installation. It doesn’t just look for malware, it rather tries hard to close the doors against hackers.
If you handle or manage many sites in one space or for multiple clients, you need Solid Security’s One-Click Hardening. It helps automate complex security tasks that can take a big chunk of a developers time to fix.
This security suite is good for database backups. At least, with it you’re able to get email notifications that tell you about database files regularly. It is also nice for change in the CPanel file detection. Once a file is modified at the back-end, you get to know it, and you can quickly take action before things go worse. If there are bots that probe your 404 error pages, this security suite blocks them.
4. NinjaFirewall (WP Edition)
The last I will reveal is the NinjaFirewall. Make sure to write it as one word, not two words. This firewall is a good alternative as well. It is at the front door of WordPress, and anything else has to pass through it. This plugin is known to intercept threats even before they reach your plugins of themes.
The importance of the security suite is that it helps high-traffic Nigerian blogs from experiencing bad viral spikes that often crash the server. How it works is that it checks every HTTP requests for common attack patterns; especially the ones known as SQL injection. It also offers real-time protect by blocking threats by blocking threats before the WordPress website is fully loaded.
Cloudflare
You can also use Cloudflare to protect your website. It is so good for security because it can block threats before they reach your server. Cloudflare is also known to provide worldwide free Global CDN and DNS-level protection. Once you make use of it, you’re able to block many DDoS attacks immediately.
Be Careful!
Don’t install two of these plugins inside a single WordPress website. That can lead to plugin conflict, crashing your site altogether. Also use a backup tool all the time.
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