How to Find and Fix a WordPress Pharma Hack
Allison Bondi Did you know that one quarter of all spam emails are accredited to pharmaceutical ads? Pharma hacks go beyond the inbox and spam websites by…
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How Malware Gets On Your Website
Ashley Sand Almost since the Internet’s inception malware infections have kept pace to be the biggest nuisance a site owner experiences. With an ever growing amount of…
E-commerce Website Security Strategy for Holiday Shopping Season
As shopping season approaches once again, we’d like to give you some helpful advice when it comes to managing an e-commerce site, and how to…
PHP Re-Infectors: How To Stop PHP Malware That Keeps Coming Back
Matt Morrow We all know why bad actors infect sites: monetary gain, boosts in SEO ratings for their malware or spam campaigns and a number of other…
Is My Site Hacked? 4 Gut Checks
The consequences of a hacked site have wide-ranging financial repercussions that extend beyond the cost of cleaning the site. Drop-offs can be anticipated for new…
What We’ve Learned About SSH Brute Force Attacks
The first time I encountered brute force attacks I was a hosting specialist who received calls from frustrated site owners that wanted to know who’d…
Why You Shouldn’t Use SMS For 2FA
Two factor authentication (2FA) provides an extra layer of security that passwords alone can’t provide. Requiring an extra step for users to verify their identity…
An Overview of Website Reinfection Vectors
Ben Martin The website security landscape is as complicated as it is treacherous. We often deal with clients who become reinfected over and over again. Once the…
What is a Website Backdoor?
What is a Backdoor? A backdoor provides a shortcut for authorized or unauthorized users to gain access to an unauthorized location of a website, software,…
Understanding .htaccess Malware
The .htaccess file is notorious for being targeted by attackers. Whether it’s using the file to hide malware, redirect search engines to other sites with…
Network Firewall vs. Web Application Firewall (WAF)
When the world shut their doors and began spending more time online, hackers saw a clear opportunity. The costs of data breaches continue to rise,…