Website Security News
Not all SSL configurations on websites are equal, and a growing number push for HTTPS everywhere. There is an increasing demand to check and quantify that little padlock in your browser. Some simple online tools provide a fast SSL report. They are SSL configuration checkers,…
Website malware is no joke. Our own research shows that with WordPress, by far today’s most common content management system (CMS), new infections are on the rise. Even with security…
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Even the most diligent site owners should consider when they had their last website security check. As our own research indicates, infections of the most popular content management systems (CMS)…
In an interview with Smashing Magazine our CoFounder (now Head of Security Products at GoDaddy) Tony Perez was asked the following question. What Makes WordPress Vulnerable? “Here’s the simple answer….
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Why Should You Audit Your Website for Security? Most hacks and cyber attacks happen because of poor security practices. The first step you can take to improve your online security…
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WordPress activity logs can be helpful when troubleshooting or trying to identify a hack. In this article, you’ll learn about the seven things you should monitor in your WordPress logs….
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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….
On a daily basis at Sucuri, we hear things like: “My host takes care of my website security.” “I have never been hacked, so why should I care?” Or here’s…
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As a security company, we deal with a lot of compromised websites. Unfortunately, in most cases, we have limited access to customer logs, which is one of the reasons why…
Question: How does Sucuri clean hacked websites? What is the process? We clean a lot of websites, ~ 400 / 500, daily during our normal load. To understand how we do it,…
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We leverage OSSEC extensively here at Sucuri to help monitor and protect our servers. If you are not familiar with OSSEC, it is an open source Intrusion Detection System (HIDS); with…
Read More about Server Security: Indicators of Compromised Behavior with OSSEC
