If you want to secure your WordPress site, a firewall is a great way to stop malicious actors before they can damage or spam your site. Firewalls play a key role in most of the popular WordPress security plugins. But some of the existing firewalls out there are tough to set up, are pricey, and/or […]
How to Remove a WordPress Site from Google Blacklist
Google blacklists around 10,000+ websites every day. When a website is added to Google’s blacklist, it means that Google and other search engines are marking the website as unsafe and not secure. Google’s Safe Browsing security team identifies unsafe websites across the web and notify users and webmasters of potential harm. Are you one of […]
SmartFrame Review: WordPress Image Protection and Presentation
In this SmartFrame review, we’re going to look at a solution that offers a much more comprehensive approach to WordPress image security that can stop both human and bot image theft. Plus, SmartFrame can also do a lot more than just image security, if you want it to. It can also
3 Best VPN Services For WordPress Users: ExpressVPN vs NordVPN vs SurfShark
If you are on the internet, you are very much vulnerable to security attacks, hackers, and threats no matter what. The Internet is filled with all sorts of people, and to make sure you are safe on the internet and your information remains with you only, you need to take specific steps. A very prominent […]
Ultimate Guide to WordPress Salts and Security Keys
WordPress is one of the most high-profile and popular content management systems in the world. Consequently, WordPress is a frequent target of security exploits, such as brute force attacks, SQL injection, malware, cross-site scripting, and DDoS attacks. In fact, recently, a new malware strain called Clipsa is launching brute force attacks in WordPress sites, stealing […]
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for WordPress Plugin and Theme Developers
For many plugin and theme shops, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has been a hot topic in recent months. So what exactly is all the noise about and why is it relevant to WordPress product developers?! Let’s start with a bit of background. What is Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)? SCA rose out of the European Union’s […]
Security Ninja Review: An Easy-to-Use WordPress Security Plugin
If you’re not paying for a premium managed WordPress host, it’s very likely that you’re the only thing standing between your WordPress site and malicious actors. Now, if you keep everything updated, use reputable extensions, and lock down your login process, your WordPress site will already be pretty secure. But a WordPress security plugin can […]
Weekly WordPress News: Anders Norén to Design Twenty Twenty Theme
This week, a hacker group is targeting WordPress sites running more than 10 separate plugins to create rogue admin accounts. On a lighter note, we rewrote our huge WordPress performance guide to help you speed up your site, and there’s a big reason why you should be excited for the Twenty Twenty WordPress theme. Let’s […]
How to Stop a DDoS Attack
With distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks becoming more advanced, more forceful, and more prevalent in today’s digital world, DDoS mitigation has become an integral part of your technology stack. But stopping DDoS attacks is far from a simple process, and finding the right way to mitigate this type of malicious activity is different for every organization.… […]
8 Best WordPress Security Plugins to Lock Down Your Site
Looking for the best WordPress security plugin to lock down your WordPress site? In this post, I’ve collected eight of the best plugins that offer a comprehensive approach to WordPress security (as opposed to plugins with a smaller focus, like just limiting login attempts or adding two-factor authentication). Hackers don’t sleep, so let’s get right […]