by Preeti | Mar 30, 2022 | Security
WordPress might be the popular CMS around, but it’s not perfect. A website built on WordPress can be targeted and compromised. This is why WordPress security plugins are needed. But whether you are looking for a new plugin or planning an upgrade, you need to know what...
by Faryaal | Jul 3, 2021 | Security, Webhosts, WordPress Backups
GoDaddy’s site hosting service has automated backups as a feature. Before depending on GoDaddy backups as your primary backup solution, you need to know if they are reliable. In this article, we talk about what good backups are, and if GoDaddy backups are good. We put...
by Melinda Bartley | Feb 17, 2020 | Security
If you display ads on your WordPress website, you cannot ignore malvertising. Quite often, hackers infiltrate ad networks and use your website to hijack your ads and display adult content. Infected ads trick visitors into downloading malicious software or the download...
by Sufia Banu | Feb 6, 2020 | Security
Is your WordPress website acting funny? Did it suddenly slow down? Or maybe you’ve noticed unfamiliar pop-ups appearing on your pages? It’s likely that your website has been hacked! Slow websites and unfamiliar pop-ups are signs of a hacked website. You...
by Melinda Bartley | Jan 15, 2020 | Security
Are you worried about the security of your WordPress plugin or theme? Are you sure they are safe to use? You should watch for these top 10 OWASP risks. You’re right to worry about whether your software is secure. As much as developers would like to create airtight...
by Melinda Bartley | Jan 15, 2020 | Security
Do you have multiple users on your WordPress website? Did you know hackers can exploit user accounts to take full control of your website? They can do this by taking advantage of what is known as a privilege escalation vulnerability. These vulnerabilities appear in...