
Security plugins defend a WordPress site on every front: firewalls, malware scanners, login protection, and the increasingly important layer of cookie consent and GDPR compliance. A good security setup usually combines a firewall-scanner with a separate consent tool, since those are genuinely different jobs.
The security category includes firewalls and scanners like Wordfence, Solid Security, and MalCare, plus GDPR consent plugins like Complianz and Cookiebot. Compare the options and download any of them as a free GPL version.

Jetpack Security is a suite of security tools from the Jetpack team that includes real-time backups,…

Sucuri Security is a WordPress security plugin developed by the Sucuri team, known for their cloud-based…

Defender is a security plugin from the WPMU Dev suite that combines malware scanning, firewall protection,…

MalCare is a cloud-based WordPress security plugin that scans your site for malware using off-site servers,…

Solid Security is a comprehensive WordPress security plugin that protects your site from brute force attacks,…

Wordfence is the most popular WordPress security plugin, trusted by over 5 million sites. It includes…

iThemes Security Pro is a comprehensive WordPress security plugin that protects your site from brute force…

All In One WP Security (AIOWPS) is a comprehensive WordPress security plugin designed to protect your…

Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall (also known as GOTMLS) is a dedicated malware scanner and firewall…