What is File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)?
Ben Martin What is file integrity monitoring? File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) is a security measure that checks and compares files against a known baseline to detect any…
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WPScan Intro: How to Scan for WordPress Vulnerabilities
Alycia Mitchell In this post, we look at how to use WPScan. The tool provides you a better understanding of your WordPress website and its vulnerabilities. Be…
WPScan Intro: How to Install the WordPress Vulnerability Scanner
What does your WordPress site look like to hackers? Would it be tough to crack? Or does it have unlocked doors and unlatched windows just waiting for someone…
WordPress Continues to Fall Victim to Carding Attacks
Unsurprisingly, as WordPress continues to increase in popularity as an e-commerce platform, attackers continue to attempt to steal credit card information from unsuspecting clients. Currently, the WordPress plugin WooCommerce accounts for roughly a quarter of all…
How to Know If You’re Being DDoSed
Stephen Johnston Nowadays, the term DDoS raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is, they might be familiar…
The Importance of Website Backups
Juliana Lewis Today is World Backup Day. This date was created to remind people of the importance of having backups set up for everything that matters. I am pretty sure your website falls into…
How Do Websites Get Hacked?
Mike Martens As much as the web has grown, surprisingly not a lot has changed in how websites get hacked. The most important thing you can do…
Trojan Spyware and BEC Attacks
Luke Leal When it comes to an organization’s security, business email compromise (BEC) attacks are a big problem. One primary reason impacts are so significant is that…
UCEPROTECT Scam: When RBLs Go Bad
Marc Kranat What is a Realtime Blackhole List (RBL)? A Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) contains lists of email servers, domain names, and IP addresses that are associated…
Optimizing Performance and Behavior with WordPress and the Sucuri WAF
Aside from providing significant protection from a wide range of threats, the Sucuri WAF also acts as a CDN due to its caching capabilities and…
Whitespace Steganography Conceals Web Shell in PHP Malware
Denis Sinegubko Last November, we wrote about how attackers are using JavaScript injections to load malicious code from legitimate CSS files. At first glance, these injections didn’t…