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Imagine for a moment that you’re searching for a topic. You find what you’re looking for on the first page of Google’s search results and click through to the website. But instead of the expected web page, you find yourself staring down the barrel of…
Read More about What is the 503 Service Unavailable Error & How to Fix It
Editorial: This post was last updated October 30th, 2022. Nowadays, the term DDoS raises the heart rate of most webmasters. Though many don’t know exactly what a DDoS attack is,…
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 regional PoPs — often performing…
Read More about Optimizing Performance and Behavior with WordPress and the Sucuri WAF
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 tools and find new vulnerabilities…
One of our analysts, Kaushal Bhavsar, found a malicious DoS file within a compromised website’s filesystem under the filename 403.php. The file attempts to conceal itself from casual viewers by…
As we settle into 2020, it’s a good time to look back at what was learned in the previous year. After all, the past provides valuable lessons for the future….
A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) is an attack that focuses on making the website unavailable to its legitimate users. DDoS attacks can produce service interruptions, introduce large response delays, and…
Read More about The Largest DDoS Attacks & What You Can Learn From Them
Editorial: This post was last updated October 11th, 2022. DDoS attacks are a growing threat for websites. But do you know how to stop them in their tracks? We’ll cover…
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 sure it’s a bad thing….
Have you ever stopped to think about how many resources a search engine has or if your website could handle the same amount of search traffic that Google does? Search…
Though the Sucuri Firewall is simple to set up and protects your website immediately, it’s possible to have granular control of the WAF by using an API. For instance, there’s…
