Security Archives - Measured Designs

Dirty COW Linux vulnerability patched on all of our servers

Andrew Taylor — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:16:21 +0000

The new Linux Operating System Vulnerability Dirty COW (CVE-2016-5195) has been patched on all server kernels of Measured Designs hosting.

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WordPress Web Application Firewall Launched

Andrew Taylor — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:38:08 +0000

The exceptional WordPress security plugin Wordfence, now comes with a free firewall as part of its free protection plan.

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10 things to do if your WordPress site is hacked

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 26 May 2015 17:37:22 +0000

Prevention is always better than cure, but here are 10 steps to follow if your WordPress site is hacked. 1# Close your site off to the public

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Cyber security for small businesses

Andrew Taylor — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:01:24 +0000

Managing cyber threats is divided into three sections, planning, implementing and reviewing. Here's a quick summary of some of the points raised.

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WordPress Brute Force Attack Prevention

Andrew Taylor — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:25:12 +0000

Brute force attacks use bots to attempt to guess the administrative logins, often using repeated attempts in a short period of time to access your site.

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