Ben Martin
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How to Find & Fix Japanese SEO Spam
Puja Srivastava Japanese SEO Spam, also known as “Japanese keyword hack” or “Japanese SEO poisoning,” is a spammy search engine optimization technique used by black hat SEO…
What is Secure Shell (SSH) & How to Use It: Security & Best Practices
Kaushal Bhavsar Navigating your WordPress site’s dashboard can provide you with significant control over your website’s functionality and appearance. Yet it won’t offer a direct interaction or…
How to Fix “Not Secure” Warnings and SSL Issues in WordPress (8 Steps)
If you own a WordPress website and ever encountered the “Not Secure” warning, you might have worried that visitors would perceive your site as spam…
How to Quickly Find & Fix Mixed Content Issues (SSL/HTTPS)
Rianna MacLeod With the web’s increased emphasis on security, all sites should operate on HTTPS. Installing an SSL certificate allows you to make that transition with your…
Why WordPress Gets Hacked
A question we frequently get from new users as they’re onboarding is: why does WordPress get hacked? Of course, this question makes sense in this…
SiteCheck Remote Website Scanner — Mid-Year 2023 Report
Denis Sinegubko Conducting an external website scan for indicators of compromise is one of the easiest ways to identify security issues. While remote scanners may not provide…
Abandoned US Congressional Website Used in Asian Gambling Spam Infection
Website owners and developers tend to buy a lot of domains. With different projects on the go and working with multiple different clients at any…
How to Scan a Website for Vulnerabilities
Even the most diligent site owners should consider when they had their last website security check. As our own research indicates, infections resulting from known…
How to Recognize & Avoid Phishing Emails: A Cautionary Tale
Matt Morrow We’ve all received spam and phishing emails — our inboxes are often full of them. They let us know that our package is being delivered…
How to Harden WordPress: A Basic Overview
Out-of-the-box security configurations tend to not be very secure. This is usually true for all software and WordPress is no exception. Best practices suggest you…
What is php.ini? Where It’s Located, How to Edit & Common Directives
The php.ini file, a critical configuration file containing your web server’s PHP settings, is integral to the functioning of your website. Each time PHP initiates,…