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Why You Should Always Use the Latest Version of WordPress
With new WordPress updates often come questions like: “Should I update my website now?” The answer is, and will always be: “Yes, you should definitely do it right away!” This article is to explain exactly that.…
WordPress Brute Force Attacks – How to Protect Your Website
WordPress brute force attacks are a complex matter. Brute-forcing is one of the first, most primitive types of cyber-attacks. That is due to its availability of integration versus all types of websites and platforms.…
PHP 7.2 is Now the New Default on FastComet
Here at FastComet, the constant stability, security, and speed of your websites are at utmost importance for us, as they are for you. We thoroughly believe that keeping your software updated is a good idea for a lot of reasons.…
Website Hacked? Now What? Don’t Panic and Follow These Steps
Do you have a website? Has it ever been compromised? Statistics show that in the average lifespan of a site, at some point, it would inevitably be breached in one form or another.…
Phishing 101, One Byte Away from Catching the Hook
Wrapping things up in our October’s Cybersecurity blog post series, as the saying goes we have left the “best” for last. Out of all attack types outthere, phishing is considered to be one of the easiest, and thus one of the most widespread types of fraudulent activity, bridging the gap between an actual hacking attempt and a simple scam.…
Firewall, The First Layer of Passive Defense Strategy
As a natural continuation to our October’s Cybersecurity thematic series, this post’s goal is to highlight all types of firewalls in existence, for both network appliance and server security management, along with their additional individual tricks of the trade.…
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An in-depth Dive into the World of the Content Security Policy (CSP)
Cybersecurity until recently has been a very underground topic. Most people took it for granted, but as we see a rise in website production, many are starting to realize it is something we should consider before banging our chests impenetrable.…
Upcoming Security Overhaul: Better Access Control and Validation for Your Account
As promised in our Two-Factor Authentication announcement, we will continue to give you regular updates on all upcoming features and changes we are working on to make your account and data even safer.…
Overview of the GDPR and Upcoming Changes
As you may have noticed business around the globe are preparing for compliance with the Europeans Union’s data privacy law: The General Data Protection Regulation, or the GDPR. Announced earlier in December 2015 by the EU commission, the GDPR will come into effect on May 25, 2018, and businesses all over the world have been gearing up for the big change.…
Better Security for Your Account with Two-Factor Authentication
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is one of the long-overdue features on which we have been working for the past few weeks. As we promised it to the many clients who requested it, we are glad to announce this feature is now live in production.…
Addressing the Recent Downtime and Emergency Maintenance on Cloud Infrastructure
During the past week, our clients experienced several periods of service interruption caused by server reboots, kernel updates, and unscheduled maintenances. Our community manager and customer service staff are working around the clock to keep our clients informed and updated about our maintenance schedules and to minimize the negative impact as much as possible.…
