1. Upgrade your WordPress to Latest Version- This is absolutely a must thing to do. You must upgrade your WordPress to latest version as soon as a new version becomes available. Every time  a new version is released, it will be shown in your admin panel. My person advice is do a completely back-up of your old version before attempting to do an upgrade. New versions are always released to tackle issues from the past versions. I would rank upgrading your WordPress blog to latest version as one of the top essential steps to make our blog secure.
2. Make Your Emails Secure – A persona may ask what has my email got to do with my blog security? What this person does not know is if your email is accessed the hackers are able to get passwords reset for all other accounts that use that particular email. This absolutely vital to ensure your blog is safe and secure.
3. Your Password – A secure password is key to keeping your blog safe and secure. Make sure your password is strong and contains alpha numeric characters that are not related to you. Here are my suggestions for you in regards to maintaining passwords.
1. Make a unique Password for your blog. Do not use the same password to access multiple accounts.
2. Ensure you DO NOT allow cleartext storage of passwords.
3. Use strong passwords consisting of alphanumeric characters that are not related to you or your blog.
4. DO NOT allow default passwords to remain on devices on your network.

4.  Do not Use an “Admin” – DO NOT use “Admin” as your primary user. If you continue to use “Admin” as the primary log-in user,  hackers do not need to guess the user name and only have to guess the password. This is crucial mistake you should should never do. If you have already set it up “Admin” as the user, you can change it within admin panel by following steps.

1. First, create a new administrator and then log off
2. Next, logon as the new administrator and delete ‘Admin’.
3. As you do this, you are given the choice of deleting or moving posts – just move them to the new administrator

5.  Managing Logon Names – It is recommended to give your users nicknames and display these nicknames as the post authors.

6. Do Back-ups – Ensure you back-up your work regularly.

I would love to hear your feedback on on the above essential steps to make our blog secure.

Although it sounds like a good idea to many people, I personally think any such system could be used as a potential tool for government data collection and citizen monitoring. The proposed internet user ID system is certain to have some impact on users outside the U.S.