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Email is arguably the most common electronic communication medium on Earth. It’s used for everything, from communication to alert notifications, to password reset flows and email-based Two-factor Authentication (2FA). As a website owner sending email f… Continue reading WordPress email deliverability and how to improve it
WordPress is massively popular. Around every one in five sites on the Internet uses WordPress in some form. Be that to run a humble blog, or a multi-site Content Management System (CMS) or eCommerce site. As a result, it is no surprise that WordPress w… Continue reading WordPress security & hardening, the definitive guide
A detailed explanation of how attackers use Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) to hack WordPress websites and login credentials. This article is for educational purposes only. Like any other web application with a login form, WordPress submits your username and … Continue reading Hacking WordPress websites & stealing WordPress passwords
WordPress can pretty much run on any operating system that runs PHP. However, the vast majority of WordPress websites run on Linux. Therefore it is important that you understand Linux file permissions. It is crucial to get file permissions right. Setti… Continue reading WordPress file permissions: the guide to configuring secure website & web server permissions
WordPress security is not unlike many other areas of IT security. It’s not a one time fix. It is something that is never actually finished. Whilst there are several steps you can take to improve your WordPress security, your site and business req… Continue reading The WordPress security process; Test, Harden, Monitor, Improve
WordPress powers a lot of websites on the Internet. So it’s no surprise that seasoned attackers and “script-kiddies” like to target WordPress websites. Whether you’re a webmaster, or a security professional, when tasked with ass… Continue reading Penetration testing for WordPress websites
There’s plenty you need to do to ensure your e-commerce store offers the best possible User Experience (UX). This means keeping WordPress and all other software up-to-date, optimizing your store, and of course, ensuring it’s safe to use and… Continue reading Why your WordPress e-commerce solution has to be secure (and how to do it)
Hacking is the process of finding flaws in a system, and exploiting them to bypass security controls. ‘Ethical’ hackers use this process to learn about a system and find its weaknesses. However, malicious or ‘black hat’ hacking … Continue reading Top reasons why WordPress websites get hacked (and how you can stop it)
Plugins are a great aspect of using WordPress. However, at some point, you’ll need to uninstall or deactivate a plugin for one reason or another. This might present a problem, in that, the default method for deactivating WordPress plugins might n… Continue reading How to Manually Deactivate WordPress Plugins
A common misconception is that malicious hackers only target websites with large income, or those that store valuable sensitive information. However, WordPress websites generally get a lot of unwanted attention, which is why it’s important to tak… Continue reading Prevention is the way to go when it comes to WordPress security