WordPress Brute-Force Attacks: Sites Used As Staging Ground

In a recent discovery by Sucuri, a concerning trend has emerged involving brute-force attacks on WordPress sites through malicious JavaScript injections. These WordPress brute-force attacks stand out for their stealthy approach. Security ...

5M WordPress Websites At Risk Amid LiteSpeed Plugin Flaw

A highly sensitive flaw has been identified in the LiteSpeed plugin of WordPress, which has put as many as 5 million websites at risk. Uncovered by the cybersecurity experts at Patchstack, the ...
Wordpress Vulnerabilities

WordPress Security: How to Secure Your Website?

WordPress: The Ubiquitous CMS WordPress stands as a colossus in the world of Content Management Systems(CMS), powering an astonishing segment of the web. From small personal blogs to sprawling e-commerce sites, WordPress’s ...

The Balada Injector WordPress Compromise

In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, vigilance is crucial to safeguarding your website. A recent threat known as Balada Injector has cast a dark shadow over WordPress, compromising more than 17,000 websites ...
Monthly WordPress Security Roundup [May 2021]

Monthly WordPress Security Roundup [May 2021]

Hello everyone, it’s Kanishk again from Astra Security, bringing you the latest WordPress security with another version of our Monthly WordPress Security Roundup for May 2021.  Through this article, we will be ...
Monthly WordPress Security Roundup [April 2021]

Monthly WordPress Security Roundup [April 2021]

Hello everyone, it’s Kanishk again from Astra Security, bringing you the latest WordPress security with another version of our Monthly WordPress Security Roundup for April 2021.  Today, we’ll be discussing the vulnerabilities ...
TLS Security 2: A Brief History of SSL/TLS

TLS Security 2: A Brief History of SSL/TLS

The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol was first introduced by Netscape in 1994. The Internet was growing and there was a need for transport security for web browsers and for various TCP ...
How do I check that Acunetix crawled through the entire site?

How do I check that Acunetix crawled through the entire site?

When using Acunetix to scan for vulnerabilities, it is imperative that all locations are discoverable by DeepScan, as missing even one path will leave your application vulnerable to a potential attack. To ...
Setting Up A Self-Signed TLS/SSL Certificate on Apache

Setting Up A Self-Signed TLS/SSL Certificate on Apache

SSL is a fundamental piece of technology when you want to run a protected Apache site. SSL certificates permit you to scramble all the traffic sent to and from your Apache site ...

6 Simple Ways To Protect Your Website From Hackers

If there’s one specific reason why website owners don’t take steps to boost their online security to protect their blogs and websites from hackers, it’s usually because they believe one of two ...