Have you noticed unusual spikes in failed login attempts? Are there multiple rapid-fire login requests from different IP addresses? Any suspicious user registrations with generic usernames? If so, your site may already be under a bot attack. But a good WordPress login security measure like two factor authentication is what you need. Two-factor authentication (2FA)…

If your website is not relevant to people in certain countries, you expect to see little or no traffic from those places. Then you see a sudden surge, your server times out, and your site goes down.  Turns out, the traffic is caused by hackers and bots. Many website administrators then turn to block countries…

Have you ever noticed an unusual spike in failed login attempts on your site? It feels like you’re watching, from the inside of your home, as a thief jimmmies the lock on your front door. Can they hack their way through? What do you do to stop them from coming in? This is where login…

Whitelisting IP addresses is a manual way to ensure that certain IPs have access to your WordPress website. Your WordPress firewall takes care of that hassle for you. But you might need to intervene in certain situations: There are a few ways in which you can whitelist an IP address on a WordPress site, but…

Many website get hacked because of preventable reasons: vulnerabilities, updates not done in time, insecure passwords, and so on.  We have helped repair 100,000+ hacked sites. From our experience, we put together this essential website security guide for people who want to take concrete steps to secure their sites. There is so much misinformation online that…

Your WordPress site sends out emails, but lately there have been issues. If you are facing these problems, your website likely has a hack: You need to act fast because as we speak, your visitors are getting WordPress spam emails that could put them in danger. Scan your website for malware causing the WordPress spam…

Seeing a ‘The site ahead contains malware’ warning for your site is bad. Google has added it to their blacklist, because it thinks your site has been hacked. You will lose visitors because they fear their devices might get infected by visiting your site. Even if you don’t see the warning, chances they can. Deep…

Google believes your site may have been compromised and has put your site on their infamous blacklist. Visitors to your site see the ‘The site ahead contains harmful programs’ warning, and probably leave. They worry your site could lead to their device getting hacked. Soon, your traffic drops, and you lose revenue and reputation. Harmful…