Brute-force attacks are a significant portion of the modern web server attack landscape, and the goal of these attacks is to gain access to content management system (CMS) dashboards by guessing admin usernames and passwords. After access has been achieved, hackers gain full control of the compromised website and can use it to send spam, inject
malicious JavaScript code into a database, or just redirect all visitors to a third-party resource to generate traffic (also known as
traffic hijacking). In this post, you will learn that you don't have to be a security professional or seasoned webmaster to apply basic, and in the majority of the cases effective protection against brute-force attacks. By following the simple steps below, you will minimize the risk of a security breach through this attack vector and secure your database and sensitive information.