Secure Development Archives

WP-CLI: How to Connect to WordPress via SSH

How to Update, Install & Remove WordPress Plugins & Themes With WP-CLI

Rianna MacLeod
June 1, 2023

WordPress, like other open-source content management systems, allows you to enhance your website’s appearance and functionality through custom code and third-party components like plugins and…

WP-CLI: How to Connect to WordPress via SSH

Rianna MacLeod
April 25, 2023

The WordPress admin dashboard, though intuitive and feature-rich, can be time-consuming to explore. If you’re looking for a more direct approach to website management, consider…

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What is a Headless CMS?

Rianna MacLeod
March 16, 2023

Running a website isn’t easy, but modern content management systems (CMS) like WordPress have revolutionized the way you can manage your website. Headless CMS solutions…

What Is Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)?

Rianna MacLeod
November 3, 2022

Thanks to the rapid growth of JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, and Vue, Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) has become a popular word in the developer’s…

The importance of website logs for security and accountability

The Importance of Website & Server Logs

Krasimir Konov
August 11, 2022

Have you ever looked at your server or website logs and realized that they make absolutely no sense to you? Or thought that logs just…

An Overview of Basic WordPress Hardening

Ben Martin
July 14, 2021

We have discussed in the past how out-of-the-box security configurations tend to not be very secure. This is usually true for all software and WordPress…

The Importance of Website Backups

Juliana Lewis
March 31, 2021

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…

Critical Vulnerability in File Manager Plugin Affecting 700k WordPress Websites

Antony Garand
September 2, 2020

Yesterday, the WordPress plugin File Manager was updated, fixing a critical vulnerability allowing any website visitor to gain complete access to the website. Users of…

Website Security Tips for Black Friday & Cyber Monday

Rianna MacLeod
November 27, 2019

Sucuri’s focus has always been on educating website owners about the latest threats and vulnerabilities — and much of that depends on our industry-leading research…