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7 Best WordPress SSL Plugins
An SSL certificate is a reassuring sign that your WordPress website is secure and trustworthy. Installing an SSL certificate is the first step towards protecting the exchanges between your users and your website. However, it all comes to naught if the certificate is not configured correctly on your website. This is where the SSL plugin […]
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Black Friday & Cyber Monday Ecommerce Security Threats
Consumers spent a whopping $35.3 billion during last year’s cyber week shopping season. With Cyber Monday accounting for $11.3 billion in revenue alone, this period remains one of the biggest online shopping events of the year. Unfortunately, hackers are making bank alongside online retailers. As we enter the holiday season, ecommerce websites are at an […]
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Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (October 23, 2023 to October 29, 2023)
Last week, there were 109 vulnerabilities disclosed in 102 WordPress Plugins and no WordPress themes that have been added to the Wordfence Intelligence Vulnerability Database, and there were 37 Vulnerability Researchers that contributed to WordPress Security last week. Review those vulnerabilities in this report now to ensure your site is not affected. Our mission with […]
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New Hacked Database Guide
Your website’s database is a treasure trove of valuable information. However, this also makes it a prime target for hackers looking to steal sensitive data or modify your site’s content and behavior. The unfortunate reality is that a compromised website database can lead to a loss of essential customer information, impacting your website’s reputation and […]
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Know Your Malware Part Two – Hacky Obfuscation Techniques
In the first post in this series, we covered common PHP encoding techniques and how they’re used by malware to hide from security analysts and scanners. In today’s post, we’re going to dive a little bit deeper into other obfuscation techniques that make use of other features available in PHP. Obfuscation Redux In the first […]
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Announcing Vulnerability Scanning in Wordfence CLI 2.0.1 “Voodoo Child”
Note: If you’re a WordPress user, we recommend the Wordfence Security Plugin which provides a robust and complete set of security controls for WordPress websites. If you host WordPress servers and need high performance malware and vulnerability scanning on the command line, read on! Our mission at Defiant Inc, makers of Wordfence, is to Secure the […]
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WordPress Vulnerability & Patch Roundup October 2023
Vulnerability reports and responsible disclosures are essential for website security awareness and education. Automated attacks targeting known software vulnerabilities are one of the leading causes of website compromises. To help educate website owners on emerging threats to their environments, we’ve compiled a list of important security updates and vulnerability patches for the WordPress ecosystem this […]
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How to get an SSL certificate in WordPress
Most web hosts will provide WordPress sites with free SSL certificates, however, there are still those that don’t. In those cases, what do you do? Alternatively, you’ve recently learned that there are levels of SSL certificates, and perhaps your business needs to convey to customers that it is ultra secure about handling communication. Since your […]
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How to Stop a WordPress DDoS Attack
Repeated spikes in traffic are not always a good thing for WordPress sites. On the one hand, it could mean that new visitors are finding your site. However, it could well be more sinister, like an attack. Perhaps your site is getting an unprecedented amount of traffic, and your site is becoming sluggish in response. […]
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