If you are stuck on cheap web hosting, you must take extra precautions to remain secure. This includes using strong passwords, enabling 2FA, and encrypting your traffic. Shared environments are inherently riskier because a vulnerability in a neighboring account can potentially affect yours.
Encrypt Your Admin Traffic
Never log into your cPanel, Plesk, or WordPress dashboard on public Wi-Fi without a VPN. Hackers can easily sniff plain-text passwords and session cookies on unsecured networks. We highly recommend using NordVPN to secure your connection and mask your IP address from malicious sniffers.
File Permissions and Backups
Ensure your file permissions are set correctly. Directories should generally be set to 755 and files to 644. Never leave files with 777 permissions, as this allows anyone to modify them. Furthermore, always maintain off-site backups of your entire directory and database so you can quickly restore your site if compromised.
