Security

Gain insights into the latest security measures, best practices, and tools to keep your website safe from threats and vulnerabilities.

Cloudflare HTTPS and WAF Update

UPDATESince the launch of our own in-house built Content Delivery Network – SiteGround CDN, we are…

  • Feb 16, 2017
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Are You Ready to Get Hacked?

In the security world, the following advice seems to be gold: keep templates and plugins up…

  • Feb 10, 2017
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Linux kernel local root exploit (CVE-2016-8655) fixed

Yesterday a Linux kernel local root exploit was found and reported. One more time our dedicated…

  • Dec 07, 2016
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Dirty COW Linux Kernel Vulnerability Fixed

Last week a very serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel, the so called Dirty COW, was reported.…

  • Oct 24, 2016
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When Your CMS Reaches End of Life

End of Life (EOL) in the CMS world refers to the point in time when an…

  • Oct 11, 2016
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Safe from httpoxy Vulnerability or How Thinking Ahead Pays Off

A dangerous easy-to-exploit vulnerability called httpoxy discovered 15 years ago, reappeared again yesterday, leaving server-side website…

  • Jul 19, 2016
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Jetpack Critical Security Vulnerability

Today a critical vulnerability was found in one of the most popular and widely used WordPress…

  • May 27, 2016
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Critical glibc Vulnerability Patched on all SiteGround Servers

Hours ago a critical vulnerability in  the GNU C Library (glibc) was announced alongside a proof of concept…

  • Feb 17, 2016
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Let's Encrypt is Here - Open Source Security Certificates Available at SiteGround

In December 2015 the new certificate authority Let’s Encrypt entered Public Beta and caused a wave…

  • Feb 02, 2016
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Critical Vulnerability in Joomla Fixed on Zero-day

Yesterday, a serious vulnerability that affects all major Joomla versions was disclosed. Using this security breach…

  • Dec 15, 2015
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Core Joomla! Vulnerability Patched in Version 3.4.5 Security Release

A few days ago, a critical vulnerability in the Joomla! core was found. It comes from…

  • Oct 22, 2015
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JetPack XSS Security Issue - What We Did to Protect You

On October 1st, a security issue in JetPack, one of the most commonly used WordPress plugins,…

  • Oct 07, 2015
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