The “Enterprise WordPress Security” course on VIP Learn is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills to secure WordPress installations at an enterprise level. By completing this course, learners will be proficient in implementing security measures to protect enterprise-level WordPress sites from prevalent threats.

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities: Learn about the OWASP Top 10 security risks and their relevance to WordPress, including injection attacks, broken access control, and security misconfigurations.
  • Mitigate Injection Vulnerabilities: Gain insights into how injection vulnerabilities, such as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and SQL Injection, work and learn strategies to protect WordPress sites against these attacks.
  • Implement Effective Access Control: Understand the principle of least privilege and how to apply it within WordPress by managing roles and capabilities to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Configure WordPress for Enhanced Security: Learn best practices for securing WordPress configurations, including core settings, hosting environment security, and overall security configuration to protect against common threats.
  • Maintain Updated and Secure Components: Recognize the importance of keeping WordPress components, such as themes and plugins, updated to prevent exploitation of known vulnerabilities and develop strategies for effective component management.

Estimated Course Completion Time

2 – 5 Hours

Enterprise WordPress Security Overview

Introduction

The OWASP Top 10

Injection Including XSS and SQL Injection

Access Control

Security Configuration and WordPress

Vulnerable and Outdated Components in WordPress

Server-Side Request Forgery

Four Additional Best Practices

Exercises