There’s little doubt that WordPress is the king of eCommerce and blogging platforms. The popular content management and website builder claims more than 60 percent of the market share and powers more than one-third of the websites in existence. Unfortunately, that popularity also makes it a prominent target for hackers and trouble makers. A lot of security actually comes down to the host. Hosting companies are generally split into ones that own their own data centers or rent datacenter space. While the former is much safer the latter can also be good if you vet the company properly. According to Nathan Finch of Aussie Hosting , “more than 1/3 of the hosting companies that we tested had no method for preventing DDos attacks, malware and brute force attacks at the server level” How bad is the security situation with WordPress? Take a look at some statistics regarding break in attempts and exploits. WordPress Security Statistics Nearly everyone is aware of the possib...