How SSL Works with a Website Firewall
Art Martori It’s no secret that a secure sockets layer (SSL) encrypts data as it moves between a visitor’s browser and the site host. For many people,…
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Hacked Website Threat Report – 2019
Rianna MacLeod The threat landscape for website owners is constantly shifting on a regular basis — and it’s becoming increasingly more complex. As attackers continue to develop…
CCPA: Sucuri’s Commitment to Protecting Your Data
Protecting our users’ information and privacy is extremely important to us. As a cloud-based security service, we’re fully committed to complying with the requirements of…
Vulnerable Versions of Adminer as a Universal Infection Vector
Denis Sinegubko This past week, we’ve been monitoring a new wave of website infections mostly impacting WordPress and Magento websites. We found that hackers have been injecting…
How to Stop a DDoS Attack
Victor Santoyo DDoS attacks are a growing threat for websites. But do you know how to stop them in their tracks? We’ll cover some essential fundamentals on…
Magento Killer
Luke Leal A malicious PHP script, aptly given the name “Magento Killer” by its creator(s), has been found targeting Magento websites. While it doesn’t actually kill the…
How to Know If You Are Under DDoS Attack
Stephen Johnston Nowadays, DDoS is a pretty recognizable term. Though many webmasters don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is—its method is very subtle to identify—they’re pretty…
Fake Instagram Verification
Across various social media platforms there are verification checkmark symbols that appear near the name of the account’s page we view. For example, this verified…
Attacks on Closed WordPress Plugins
John Castro The WordPress plugin repository team may “close” plugins and restrict downloads when they become aware of a security issue that the developer cannot fix quickly.…
How to Add SSL & Move WordPress from HTTP to HTTPS
Juliana Lewis Moving a WordPress website from HTTP to HTTPS should be a priority for any webmaster. Recent statistics show that over 33% of website administrators across…
OWASP Top 10 Security Risks – Part V
Gerson Ruiz To bring awareness to what threatens the integrity of websites, we are continuing a series of posts on the OWASP top 10 security risks. The…