SQL injection- what security measures should a wordpress designer take?

Question

I'd like to know what security measures should a beginner wordpress designer take in order to secure their site against attacks such as SQL injection and bruteforce attacks? Is iThemes plugin sufficient in addressing all potential hacking threats?

Answer 1

you should first complete your SQL and PHP courses. then go on OWASP website and learn about SQLi. They got courses, and a hack training application, so you can test your own apps

Answer 2

- check as much as possible user input (intval() for int, sanitize strings if possible, regex, etc)
- use prepared statements
- don't forget about XSS

Answer 3

From a beginner's pov please..

Answer 4

Thank you for the answer. I will check them. (Have some experience in php and joined sql basic course.)

Answer 5

Dear Vincent, so I can't do anything about it now? internet security is such a great deal then.