WP Engine Hosting The Best Website Security for Your SiteWhen it comes to hosting your website, security should be a top priority. That’s why choosing to host your wordpress website with YourSiteNeedsMe is so important! When you host with us, we do ‘all the things’ for you so you don’t have to lift a finger. Our sites are hosted on WP Engine at the enterprise level so you get the top-tier security, protection & resources of a high-level corporation without the insanely high costs ensuring world-class security for your wordpress website. Whether you’re running a business website, blog, or e-commerce store, WP Engine’s robust security features help safeguard your site from cyber threats, giving you peace of mind. Here’s why WP Engine’s hosting platform is a leader in website security.

ISO 27001:2013 Certification

One of the key security features that WP Engine provides is its ISO 27001:2013 certification. This internationally recognized standard ensures that WP Engine follows strict security management protocols to protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. By maintaining this certification, WP Engine shows its commitment to implementing and continuously improving its security practices, ensuring that your website is hosted in a secure and compliant environment.

Disk Write Protection & Disk Write Limitations

WP Engine takes a proactive approach to defending your site from malicious attacks by incorporating Disk Write Protection and Disk Write Limitations. These measures help restrict unauthorized changes to your website’s files and database, minimizing the risk of malware injections and unauthorized data modifications. With Disk Write Protection in place, WP Engine prevents suspicious activity from altering key parts of your website’s backend.

Disallowed Plugins

Certain WordPress plugins can introduce vulnerabilities to your website, especially those that are outdated or poorly maintained. WP Engine takes the extra step of maintaining a list of Disallowed Plugins, which includes those known to have security risks or performance issues. By preventing the installation of these plugins, WP Engine reduces the risk of potential security loopholes, keeping your website running smoothly and securely.

Proactive Threat Blocking

Why is WP Engine the best managed WordPress host? Imagine having a dedicated technical expert managing all the behind-the-scenes tasks that keep your website running smoothly. WP Engine does just that by providing threat detection and blocking, daily backups, automatic WordPress updates, and built-in caching for faster page load times. This means you get a worry-free experience with a secure, high-performing website while the technical complexities are handled by YourSiteNeedsMe & WP Engine’s expert team. It’s like having a personal assistant for your WordPress site, ensuring everything runs efficiently.

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Proprietary Firewall

WP Engine also offers a proprietary firewall to protect against hacking attempts, DDoS attacks, and other online threats. This firewall actively monitors incoming traffic to identify and block malicious users and bad actors. By having a customized firewall tuned specifically for WordPress websites, WP Engine ensures that your site is guarded against common and sophisticated security breaches.

User Enumeration Protection

To prevent hackers from discovering usernames and launching brute-force attacks, WP Engine blocks user enumeration, a technique often used by attackers to gather information about a website’s user accounts. By disabling this vulnerability, WP Engine significantly reduces the risk of unauthorized access to your WordPress admin area.

Global Edge Security

WP Engine’s Global Edge Security (GES) offers advanced protection to secure your WordPress website from online threats. Built on Cloudflare’s enterprise-grade network, it provides a robust Web Application Firewall (WAF) that blocks malicious traffic and prevents security breaches. GES also includes Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection, preventing overwhelming attacks that could take your site offline. With SSL/TLS encryption for secure data transmission, bot protection, and threat intelligence, Global Edge Security ensures your site’s data remains safe. This not only enhances security but also improves performance, giving your users faster load times and a safe browsing experience.

Cloudflare Global Network

We integrate Cloudflare on all of our hosted sites! Cloudflare is a global network that enhances both the performance and security of your website. It acts as a Content Delivery Network (CDN), caching your website’s content on its servers located around the world. This reduces the distance data has to travel, resulting in faster load times for your visitors. In addition to speeding up your site, Cloudflare provides robust security features, including protection against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to block malicious traffic, bot management which prevents malicious traffic before it even reaches your server and SSL/TLS encryption for secure data transmission. By filtering out threats and optimizing traffic, Cloudflare ensures that your site runs smoothly and securely, providing a better experience for users. Combined with WP Engine’s robust infrastructure and enterprise-level resources, Cloudflare ensures faster page load times, enhanced website security, and improved reliability. This integration is especially valuable for safeguarding your site against vulnerabilities, making your website more resilient and performing optimally under all conditions.

SSL/TLS Encryption

WP Engine’s SSL/TLS encryption paired with Cloudflare delivers robust, secure data transmission for your website, ensuring that all communications between your server and visitors are encrypted. SSL/TLS certificates protect sensitive information like login credentials, personal details, and payment information, preventing data breaches. By pairing this with Cloudflare’s enterprise-grade network, you not only gain encryption but also faster, more secure connections. Cloudflare enhances WP Engine’s encryption with features like Automatic SSL management, DDoS protection, and content delivery optimization, making your website not just safer but also more responsive globally. This combination offers top-tier security without sacrificing performance.

A Secure Hosting Platform You Can Trust

With these comprehensive security features, including ISO 27001:2013 certification, Disk Write Protection, Disallowed Plugins, a Proprietary Firewall, Global Edge Security, SSL/TLS Encryption, the Cloudflare Global Network and User Enumeration Protection, WP Engine offers the peace of mind that your website is hosted in one of the most secure environments available. Whether you’re running a small blog or a large-scale business site, WP Engine’s platform is designed to keep your data safe while offering outstanding website performance.

Choosing YourSiteNeedsMe’s WordPress Managed Hosting

With YSNM, we only provide you with the BEST of the Best! You have a range of WordPress Managed Hosting options and upgrades to choose from (including PageSpeed Boost), each providing top-tier performance. Every plan includes hosting on our dedicated WP Engine Virtual Private Server, ensuring that your website shares space with no more than 75 other websites. Our server offers enterprise-level resources such as enhanced storage, bandwidth, 24/7 chat support, and upgraded security features. You’ll also enjoy daily backups and routine maintenance to ensure your website’s PHP stays up-to-date with the latest versions. Additionally, WordPress core, themes, and plugins are updated regularly, so you don’t have to worry about site maintenance. As a bonus, Cloudflare integration is included for extra security and speed, making our hosting service the best choice for reliable and secure website hosting!

Additional Essential Compliance & Website Security Recommendations

Below are some additional ESSENTIAL Recommendations: I can not stress enough how important these below 3 items are to protect you from costly lawsuits and to keep your site compliant!
1. Purchase a Termageddon License and set up a Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy on your website: This one is extremely important as it protects your site from lawsuits regarding Privacy Laws across the US and Europe.  You can sign up directly at https://termageddon.com/ and use Promo Code CHARRA for 10% off. Once you sign up I can have my account contact there contact you to help you answer the questions to set up the policies and once completed we set it up for you on your website for free. 
2. Make your site ADA/WCAG Compliant: This makes your site accessible for people with disabilities and is also extremely important and it is the law. We recommend Accessibe for this and we even negotiated a 20% discount on their yearly plan for you which you can get by using this link: https://accessibe.com/a/c0efbww. And yes we also install it for free. 🙂
3. Add 2FA Authentication to your website: We recommend Wordfence Premium for this. Once you purchase a key, you simply need to provide it to us and we will install and set it up for free. This will protect your site from being hacked and require all users to log in using the Authenticator app.

Protect Your Website Today

Choosing the right hosting provider is critical to keeping your website secure. With YourSiteNeedsMe’s hosting services on WP Engine + Cloudflare, you get world-class hosting backed by cutting-edge security features to ensure your site is always protected from online threats.