by Visakh S | Jul 26, 2016 | Server Management, Technical Support, WordPress, WordPress Hosting
Studies show that, 26.4% of the internet is powered by WordPress. Now, that’s a big number, and a welcome news to many WordPress design and hosting companies. However, this popularity has given rise to a steep increase in attacks on WordPress websites. Are...
by Reeshma Mathews | Jul 23, 2016 | Server Management, Technical Support
Suppose your server is down. What would you do? Would you rather email the support team and keep checking your mails or contact their live chat for instant updates? Recent surveys show that customers prefer live chat over other phone or email. Here we’ll see the...
by Visakh S | Jul 23, 2016 | Server Management
Setting up SSL is a costly, and often tedious process. A decent 2048-bit certificate costs at least $149/yr, and requires the webmaster to generate a CSR, submit it to the CA, reconfigure the web server, and troubleshoot any errors. It’s then no surprise that...
by Visakh S | Jul 20, 2016 | cPanel, Plesk, Server Administration
On 18th July, our security team was alerted to a series of vulnerabilities called HTTPoxy. It allows attackers to steal data from CGI enabled web servers. As of this writing, patches only available for Litespeed, but we’ve identified ways to mitigate this...
by Visakh S | Jul 19, 2016 | Server Management
67.8% of public servers run on Linux. This makes it a lucrative target for hackers. Attackers keep finding new ways to breach into Linux servers all the time, but with proper precautions you can keep hackers at bay. Our Support Engineers help hundreds of online...
by Visakh S | Jul 18, 2016 | Server Management
The words “encryption”, “SSL” and “HTTPS” is associated with strong security. Many of us feel that if our servers are SSL enabled, your data is secure. Well, that’s not always the case. If not configured correctly, encrypted...
by Reeshma Mathews | Jul 16, 2016 | Server Administration
DNS is the basis of most internet applications – emails, messengers, web site browsing, etc. But we often tend to miss out the presence of this extensively used service. As a result, server administrators overlook the vulnerabilities in dns service and...
by Visakh S | Jul 13, 2016 | Server Management, WordPress
When you hear the term “hacker”, you picture a computer whiz kid in a dark room, typing away mysterious code on a green lit computer – or that’s what the popular image is. The depiction of a hacker may change, but one thing is common –...
by Visakh S | Jul 11, 2016 | Server Administration
From credit card details to health records, everything is stored in a database these days. For a hacker, a database is a gold mine. In fact, the purpose of a majority of cyber attacks is to get access to a database. The security of a database server depends a lot on...
by Visakh S | Jul 6, 2016 | Server Management
Studies show that 37,000 websites are hacked every day – that translates to 13.5 million websites per year. From exploiting software vulnerabilities to infecting ad-networks, attackers use a wide range of methods to distribute their malware. The good news is,...
