What is a Website Defacement?
Rianna MacLeod Defacement is easily one the most obvious signs of a hacked website. In these attacks, bad actors gain unauthorized access to an environment and leave…
How to Fix “Not Secure” Warnings and SSL Issues in WordPress (8 Steps)
Puja Srivastava 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…
Password Security & Password Managers
In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), let’s talk about a security basic that many people overlook: passwords. These are one of…
How to Secure the WordPress Login Page
Given that WordPress powers millions of websites worldwide, it’s no surprise that it’s a prime target for malicious activities ranging from brute force attacks and…
What is the Principle of Least Privilege?
If you own a website and collaborate with other people, the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) is a crucial security concept which has applications and…
How to Find, Change & Protect the WordPress Login URL: A Beginner’s Guide
If you’ve recently launched a WordPress website, you might be asking, “How do I log in to WordPress?” or “Where is my WordPress login located?”…
Creating a Strong Password in 6 Easy Steps
Celise Davison Have you ever set up a new server, database, or admin account but once it came time to create a password, you struggled to come…
What is the 503 Service Unavailable Error & How to Fix It
Imagine for a moment that you’re searching for a topic. You find what you’re looking for on the first page of the search results and…
How to Find & Fix the WordPress Pharma Hack
Finding bogus content and unexpected links for prescription drugs on your WordPress website can be a frustrating experience. But don’t blame your site: it just…
Balada Injector: Synopsis of a Massive Ongoing WordPress Malware Campaign
Denis Sinegubko Our team at Sucuri has been tracking a massive WordPress infection campaign since 2017 — but up until recently never bothered to give it a…
Shifting Malware Tactics & Use of Non-Executable .txt & .log Files
Krasimir Konov The malware landscape is constantly evolving — and bad actors are always devising new techniques to evade detection. Our analysts most commonly find website malware…