Application-level protection.
WHAT THEY TYPICALLY PROVIDE
Login attempt limiting File integrity checking against official versions Malware scanning A firewall filtering requests Two-factor authentication Activity logging
WHAT IS GENUINELY USEFUL
Login limiting and two-factor authentication, which address the most common attack File integrity checking, which catches modified core files Activity logging, which tells you what happened
WHAT IS LESS USEFUL
Application-level firewalls, which run after the request has already consumed resources. A CDN filtering before requests reach us is more effective. Extensive scanning, which duplicates what ImunifyAV does at the server level.
WHAT TO WATCH
Security plugins are frequently heavy, adding weight to every request. Aggressive settings can block legitimate visitors, search engine crawlers, or your own access. Two security plugins together frequently conflict.
Install one, configured sensibly.
THE HONEST POSITION
No plugin compensates for out-of-date software. Updates matter more than any security tool, and a plugin can create a false sense that they do not.
