WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system. Over 835 million websites use it, and nearly 22% of new U.S. registered domains install WordPress. In recent years, WordPress has faced some criticism for its use of PHP and potential security risks. But are these concerns justified? This article will explore poor coding practices and […]
CIA triad is an abbreviation for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CIA triad is considered to be the basis for all information security models. Confidentiality, integrity, and availability are crucial to ensuring the security of information and information systems. Each of three CIA triad parts is essential, and this model can’t work correctly guaranteeing the […]
Imagine waking up to find your WordPress site hacked, your business’s reputation tarnished, and revenue plummeting. Scary, right? Maintaining a high level of security is essential to running a successful WordPress website. Failure to do so may lead to your website being hacked – causing immense damage to your business’s reputation and potentially resulting in […]
Do you have an SEO ranking drop? Is your website secured? Search engines are going to recommend only websites that they’re sure to be of use to users. This includes security. Way back in August 2014, Google put it in writing that the most basic step in securing a website was something they wanted. They announced […]
This blog post focuses on giving you information about how to test WordPress plugin security with a checklist of tasks. It also explains if all the plugins you find from the WordPress plugin repository are safe or not. Right now, you have access to over 58,000 plugins on WordPress, and each one is approved by the […]
The focus of this blog post is to explain how and why WordPress sites get hacked. Firstly, WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world, by far. Almost 40 percent of all websites in the world run on WordPress. BuiltWith tracks over 27 million websites live WordPress sites. That’s a staggering number, an influence similar […]
This article explains what a web application firewall is and how it works. What is a web application firewall? A web application firewall (short for WAF) is an application firewall that monitors, filters, and blocks traffic that may be harmful to your site. Web application firewalls are for blocking and catching malicious traffic before it […]
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 […]
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 […]