UPDATE: As of 2022, Patchstack Red Team is known as Patchstack Alliance Patchstack Red Team is a community of independent security researchers who contribute to building a safer web. Red Team members identify and report security vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins and themes to help software vendors address security issues before they pose risk to users […]
Google has a significant impact on web traffic for many businesses, and if it detects spam pages or manipulative SEO techniques on your website, the consequences can be severe. While some website owners intentionally use manipulative techniques like SEO spam and cloaking to game the system, it’s possible to employ these tactics accidentally without realizing […]
As an increasing number of businesses shift to online, the number of cyber attacks is also increasing proportionally. Protecting a website from cyber attacks can be difficult – but it doesn’t have to be. For most website owners, finding a web application firewall that works with their server stack and website is an arduous task […]
March 26, 2019 by Oliver Sild An unnamed security researcher publicly disclosed security vulnerabilities in the popular WordPress plugin Social Warfare. Which according to WordPress Plugins repository currently had over 70,000 active installations. This caught the attention of hackers and caused massive attacks on websites using that plugin. At the time of writing this article, […]
Join the website security community by Patchstack here. Like many other brands or businesses we also have an online community for our users to talk, ask questions, and discuss security and Patchstack related matters. With the Facebook community, it’s easier for us to be closer to our community and get more valuable feedback from those […]
This article focused on the website security issues and challenges developers face. You can find out what are the main challenges web professionals face in 2020 and during the time of crisis. A wide range of attacks has been targeting businesses, health organizations, and governments. Attacks were launched to spread malware, host phishing pages, steal […]
WordPress is the most popular content management system in the world. Just recently, it reached a milestone of powering 41% of the websites on the whole web. With such a scale, security is increasingly important. For that reason, we did an in-depth analysis of all security vulnerabilities discovered in WordPress core, plugins, and themes in […]
In this article, we will look into common attack vectors that are not covered by any web application firewalls or security plugins. As a web developer or a website owner, it’s important for you to know that your sites are properly protected. Unfortunately, the security landscape changes rapidly and some attacks might come from an […]
In this article, we will show you how you can easily generate a website security report for each website you secure with Patchstack. You can find the reports if you log into your Patchstack account and look for Reports – from your left-side menu on the Patchstack dashboard. What kind of information is on a […]
Small business website security can be hard to manage since security is something business has to invest in. Hiring a security expert for a small business can be too much and therefore a lot of small businesses are not focusing on security firsthand. Usually, security becomes a problem after an incident has happened. “We got […]