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Learn how to secure your website using best practices from our team of website security professionals. Learn about the risks and threats to your web presence, including the steps to mitigate attacks and defend your website from hackers. Stay up to date with the latest emerging trends in website hacking so you can safeguard your visitors and brand reputation. You can also check out our website security guides for more!
In an interview with Smashing Magazine our CoFounder (now Head of Security Products at GoDaddy) Tony Perez was asked the following question. What Makes WordPress Vulnerable? “Here’s the simple answer. Old versions of WordPress, along with theme and plugin vulnerabilities, multiplied by the CMS’ popularity,…
Read More about How to Audit & Cleanup WordPress Plugins & Themes
When our tools don’t automatically detect and clean malicious code, that’s when we start our investigation process—and the majority of these research findings end up on the blog or as…
Read More about Throwback Threat Thursday: Joomla GoogleMaps Plugin SEO Spam Injection
Before we get into the details of “Cryptocurrency Mining Malware”, we need to understand first what cryptocurrency is and what miners are. What is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is best thought of…
These days, we consider a malware campaign massive if it affects a couple thousand websites. However, back in the day when Sucuri first started its operations, the scale of infections…
Read More about TimThumb Attacks: The Scale of Legacy Malware Infections
Cookies! I LOVE Cookies. Oatmeal raisin are one of my particular favorite flavors. However, we’re not here to talk about baked goods as much as I’d love to. We’re here…
Read More about Internet Cookies: What Are They and Are They Good or Bad?
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is an attack that focuses on making the website unavailable to its legitimate users. DDoS attacks can produce service interruptions, introduce large response delays, and…
Read More about The Largest DDoS Attacks & What You Can Learn From Them
At Sucuri, we understand that most web professionals and web agencies ultimately need to make their clients part of the decision-making process for choosing to secure their sites. Overall, website…
A hack or cyber attack is the act of maliciously entering, taking control over, or manipulating by force a web application, server, or file that belongs to someone else. Cyber…
Read More about What Hackers Do after Gaining Access to a Website
In my years of experience working alongside agencies, I’ve realized that managed providers and other web pros who offer website maintenance to their clients, have a hard time convincing them…
Read More about How to Create a Website Maintenance Plan & Contract
DDoS attacks are a growing threat for websites. But do you know how to mitigate them in their tracks? We’ll cover some essential fundamentals on stopping a DDoS attack and…
Read More about How to Stop a DDoS Attack & Prevent Future Attacks
Why Should You Audit Your Website for Security? Most hacks and cyber attacks happen because of poor security practices. The first step you can take to improve your online security…
Read More about How to Perform a Website Security Audit ( with Checklist)
