What is Memcached Memcached is a free and open-source memory caching system that uses RAM to store small amounts of data objects(less than 1MB each), reducing database load significantly. Memcached Exploit Memcached versions before 1.5.6 had been exploited, so misconfigured Memcached servers could be used to start DDoS attacks.Cloudflare first reported the attack on Tuesday, the 27th of February, 2018, after noticing a significant increase in DDoS attacks using UDP amplified by … [Read more...] about Recent Memcached Exploit can lead to a DDoS Attack
How to prevent your WordPress website from being hacked
There’s no escaping the fact that thousands of websites get hacked every day. Many hacks go by without notice and with the problem rectified before any serious harm is done. At the same time, some security breaches hit the world’s largest corporations, creating PR disasters and lengthy periods of downtime. If your WordPress website gets hacked, you’ll lose an invaluable channel for new business, and Google may also remove it entirely from its index. Google blacklists over 30,000 hacked … [Read more...] about How to prevent your WordPress website from being hacked