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Security is becoming increasingly important for both your hosting your local PC but it is also important that you secure your phone properly. Do not only think of securing it against theft but also online security against malware. In this blog post we will discuss how you can best secure your phone. Use a lockscreen Most people will probably use this but it is important that you have a lockscreen with a password. Do not only think of a pincode for your sim card but also for your lockscreen you

It was already known that WordPress is not the most secure Content Management System but most exploits are found in the plug-ins. Recently a leak was found in a plug-in called WP Live Chat Support. With this leak it was possible for malicious users to redirect you to their own website. The website you were redirected to was full of malware the plug-in is still used by about 50 000 websites. Fortunately this leak has already been closed but many users still need to update the plug-in and WordPress.

New variants of it are discovered every day and it remains a danger to computer users for both new and experienced computer users. If you are using hosting then it is important that you know what certain malware is and what it does. We are going to talk about different types of malware and what exactly they do in the upcoming blog posts. Trojan horses This is probably the most well-known type of malware a Trojan horse can enter your PC in various ways. Often this happens via emails or if you download

WooCommerce is a popular plug-in of WordPress that many people use when creating a web stores. It also allows you to use special plug-ins for WooCommerce however recently there was a leak found in one of these plug-ins. The plug-in we are going to talk about today has the name WooCommerce Checkout Manager if you are using this then it is highly recommended to update it as soon as possible. What does the plug-in do exactly As indicated above this is the WooCommerce Checkout Manager plug-in but what

If you have been using WordPress for a long time you probably already know that you should be careful with certain plug-ins. Every plug-in can be an entry for malicious users. Last week a well-known plug-in called Yellow Pencil was removed by WordPress itself. The reason for this was that there was a flaw in the security which allowed a malicious user to perform actions as an admin. This means that they can modify your entire website and possibly kill it. The plug-in was removed on Monday April

If you have been on the Internet for a long time you will probably already be familiar with the security risks that exist. There are many malicious people who will do their utmost to find out your personal data. Not only your name and address but especially your bank or PayPal details so that they can do everything at your expense. You obviously don't want this to happen to you and that's why we decided to cover how you can best protect yourself against this in the blog post. Phishing One of the

If you have a web store then it is obvious that you do as much as possible to make your website as secure as possible. This applies to both your website itself and its database. If these are not properly secured a malicious user can easily extract the data. For example there are researchers from a VPN company who extracted various data from a database of a Chinese web store. After this intrusion the researchers were able to view various data including orders payment passwords and passport information.

If you have a website you want the data on it to be secure. This is not only nice for you but if your users know this it will also give them a safe feeling. One of the ways to show this to your users is by using a SSL certificate on your hosting. With a SSL certificate you have the ability to connect through https and then you also get a green lock at your domain. If your users see this lock they know that their data is safely stored on your website. This not only gives your users a secure feeling

Last week a new type of malware was discovered that targets Linux servers the virus then focuses on spreading a cryptominer. The virus has been named SpeakUp and is new Trojan horse and is now operating mainly on Linux servers in China. How it is spread Of course when it comes to things like this it's always useful to know how such a virus spreads and what any risks are. The malware is spread by the PHP framework called ThinkPHP here they exploit vulnerabilities in the framework to get onto the