The Last Valve: Four Checks to Keep Your Website Patched
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Mathew PaquetTrust & Risk · Checklist

The Last Valve: Four Checks to Keep Your Website Patched

AI can find security holes faster than ever. These four checks make sure the fixes actually reach your website.

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Found is not fixedWhy more holes found doesn't make your site safer yet, and the three valves between a hole and your site.
Check one: know your plugin listA tick-box cleanup: delete, replace, or switch off.
Check two: don't wait for the alarmThree questions to send every company you pay for a plugin, theme or tool.
Check three: let updates install themselvesWhere to turn on automatic updates in WordPress, and the weekly routine for the few you can't.
Check four: who updates whatOne question for your host and your developer, answered in writing.

Quick win you can do today. Open your Plugins screen in WordPress today, delete what you don't use, and turn on automatic updates for most of the rest.

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