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Brute force attacks are unglamorous but relentless — automated scripts trying thousands of password combinations against your login page, hoping to get lucky.
How Brute Force Attacks Work
Automated bots systematically try common passwords, leaked password lists, or every possible combination against a login form, targeting whatever username they can find or guess (often "admin").
Why They're Still Common
They're cheap to run at scale and don't require any sophisticated exploit — just enough weak passwords across enough sites to eventually succeed somewhere.
Rate Limiting Stops Most Attempts
Limiting the number of login attempts allowed within a time window — and temporarily locking out an IP after repeated failures — makes brute forcing impractically slow.
Strong Passwords Make You a Bad Target
A long, random password takes so long to brute force that attackers move on to easier targets rather than persist against yours.
Two-Factor Authentication Closes the Gap Entirely
Even a successfully guessed password becomes useless without the second authentication factor, making brute force attacks essentially pointless against 2FA-protected accounts.
Renaming Default Login Paths
For platforms like WordPress, changing the default /wp-admin login URL reduces the number of automated attempts your site sees in the first place.
