Website Security
No matter what platform you build your website on or where you host it, ensuring your website is as secure as it can be is extremely important. Google finds (and bans) approximately 70,000 websites A WEEK because they become infected with a virus. Thankfully there are things you can easily do to keep your site safe.
Additional Resources:
The article What Is Malware? Here’s What You Need to Know to Keep Your Website Safe gives good information on the types of threats that are out there.
If you are hosting with SiteGround they will install a free SSL Certificate for you. For other sites, get a free SSL Certificate from Let’s Encrypt.
WordPress Security plugins WordFence and WP Limit Login Attempts are both recommended additions to any WordPress site.