How to choose a WordPress security plugin: 12 things to check
To choose a WordPress security plugin, check twelve things: what it protects (scanning, firewall, logins), where its firewall runs, how fast and how safely its rules and signatures update, whether its own updates are verifiable, what data it sends off your site, how it avoids false positives and lockouts, its performance cost, its support, and what the base plan really includes. The rest of this guide explains each one.