The latest cybercrime stats were released in May, reporting that while the cost to the global economy in 2022 was about $7 trillion, predictions state that the cost is expected to rise to about $10.5 trillion by 2025. Another staggering report is that the highest percentage of cyber breaches are against small and medium-sized businesses, …
What is Log Analysis and is it Possible in WordPress? Read More »
If you chose to build your site on WordPress, you likely did your research and know it’s a secure, well-developed CMS. But nothing is perfect. No matter how hard WordPress developers work to keep the platform secure, there’s a lot that is out of their control. Before we dive into the specifics of OWASP A09 …
Fixing OWASP A09 – Security Logging and Monitoring Failures Read More »
We are excited to announce the release of a new WP Admin Audit extension for the popular Redirection plugin. It enables you to capture redirection edits in your WordPress activity log and setting changes done to the Redirection plugin.Read below for more details on the newest addition to our WP Admin Audit extension repository. Redirection …
WordPress is and has been the world’s most popular CMS for years. But that popularity comes with an unpopular side effect. Hackers love to hack it. Learn why security scanners could be a useful tool in your arsenal, too. At its core, WordPress is secure and Automattic—the company behind its creation—does a great job of …
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If you’re a WordPress site administrator, you know there’s a lot involved when it comes to security and maintenance. And in these days of disgruntled employees and cybercrime, keeping track of anyone and anything that has access to your site is imperative—and something of a challenge. Yes, this is where we need to talk about …
Enterprise-Level User Management in WordPress (yes!) Read More »
Downloading WordPress and building a blog or e-commerce site is relatively easy. There are few—if any—barriers to getting started. All you need is a domain name and hosting, and you’re good to go. But like any kind of real estate, you need to protect it. Your admin area or dashboard is—for the lack of better …
We are excited to announce the release of a new WP Admin Audit extension for the popular Contact Form 7 plugin. It enables you to capture form submissions in your WordPress activity log and track changes done to Contact Form 7 plugins.Read below for more details on the newest addition to our WP Admin Audit …
In this blog post, we’ll explain what log files are, why WordPress administrators need to care about them, and the five important log files you need to know about. What are log files? Log files are files that record every activity on a server or a website. They contain information about every request made to …
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Out of the box, the WordPress admin dashboard is clean and intuitive. However, for some, it may be lacking—personality, pizzazz, whatever. So if you want to add some flair and functionality to the admin dashboard of clients, users, or just yourself, there are several different ways to do so. This article describes several ways you …
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It can’t be said enough. WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) on the planet. It’s used by more than 63% of all websites using a CMS, and 43% of any kind of website. That sort of popularity makes it attractive to hackers, so knowing and implementing some basic WordPress security tactics is …
