Preventing Brute Force Attacks?

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    I have heard Brute force attacks are becoming a problem for people with wordpress sites. How do I prevent them?
     
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    Yes
     
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    The best solution I have found to prevent brute force attacks and several additional exploits is Wordfence

    It also can scan your site daily for problems and email you an alert. I keep it set to lock out an IP for 30 days after one failed login attempt.
     
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