Reasons to Change your WordPress login url One of the simplest things one can do in order to add an extra layer of security in WordPress website is to change its login url from the defaults of wp-admin and wp-login.php to a custom or even better random one. Preventing your WordPress site from being hacked is generally an easy thing to do as long as you follow some simple guidelines. One of them is to hide your default WordPress login url so that attackers and wannabe hackers need to put in … [Read more...] about How to Change your WordPress Login URL
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Everything You Need to Know About Being PCI Compliant
PCI compliance is required for every eCommerce shop owner that accepts credit cards or debit payments on their website. Not to mention, it’s recommended for those using offsite payment gateways such as PayPal as an added layer of security and a way to build trust amongst consumers. Anytime a customer purchases something from your eCommerce shop, sensitive personal and financial information is passed from their browser to your website, especially when using their credit or debit card. … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know About Being PCI Compliant
VestaCP hit by 0-day exploit
It seems that VestaCP has been hit by a 0-day exploit through its API, which allows code to be executed as Root(!!!). Many users reported on VestaCP forums that their hosting accounts were suspended and their servers were compromised. Exploit makes the hacked server to attack a chinese IP. It looks like a DDoS trojan where a .sh file(gcc.sh) is loaded in cron.hourly triggering DDoS attacks to other servers. Deleting the cron or the file loaded through the cron won't help much dealing with … [Read more...] about VestaCP hit by 0-day exploit
WooCommerce Security: 5 Simple Ways to Secure Your Online Shop
Securing your WordPress website is something all website owners should prioritize. After all, dealing with stolen information and hacked data can be a nightmare. Not to mention how you might feel if you lost all your hard work. However, when you run an eCommerce shop, there are special precautions you should take to secure your website. WooCommerce is by far the most popular eCommerce platform on the market today. In fact, WooCommerce shops hold nearly 42% of the online shop market, which … [Read more...] about WooCommerce Security: 5 Simple Ways to Secure Your Online Shop
Recent Memcached Exploit can lead to a DDoS Attack
What is Memached Memcached is a free and open source memory caching system which is using 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. Attack was first reported by Cloudflare on Tuesday the 27th of February 2018 after noticing a significant increase in the number of DDoS attacks using UDP … [Read more...] about Recent Memcached Exploit can lead to a DDoS Attack