Updated November 10, 2020 Despite there being many easy ways of creating website backups, many site owners simply don’t bother taking the time or expending the effort to make sure that they’ve got a complete backup of their hard work. A typical WordPress website, as an example, is composed of core files and plugins that […]
Category: Security
Updated October 19, 2020 The moment every site owner dreads – learning that their site has been hacked. Given the number of automated hacking tools in circulation, it’s no wonder that there aren’t more sites suffering this fate. If you’re wondering whether or not your site has been hacked, then read on to learn about […]
Updated October 12, 2020 There are hundreds of WordPress security plugins to choose from, with some trying to do one thing only and others trying to do it all. Given the fact that security plugins will often make fundamental changes to folder locations, database prefixes, user ID’s and enumeration, obfuscate file locations and restrict login […]
Updated May 16, 2019 A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is an attack that involves a series of connected online devices (commonly referred to as botnets), that are used to overwhelm a target website, server or other network or system resources with fake traffic. The attack causes a denial of service for users of the […]