If attackers compromise your website, they might insert malicious code that redirects visitors to phishing or malware sites. Or they might also lure visitors to the malicious redirects with spam email. Those messages can be something as simple as: Subject: Hello! Body: News: http://[your domain name]/jyl/wnews.php If you see messages like this about your own site, you should review your website content…
An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information sent to the server using SSL technology. Encryption is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key. A certificate serves as an electronic “passport” that…
Making your WordPress site secure is one best ways to ensure it’s safe from common malicious attacks. There are multiple ways to secure your site and some options may not work with certain plugins, themes, or hosting accounts. Here are the options to improve the security of your WordPress website Security improvement performed through the Sucuri Security plug-in. Security improvement…
After installing an SSL certificate on your Linux Hosting account, there are some modifications you’ll need to make to.htaccess file to automatically redirect visitors to the HTTPS version of a WordPress website. Note: These instructions don’t apply to Managed WordPress accounts with an SSL certificate as it automatically takes care of HTTPS redirection after installing the certificate. Log into your WordPress Dashboard. Hover over Settings on…