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Staying Ahead of WordPress Attackers with the Real-Time IP Blacklist
WordPress sites are under constant attack by criminals around the world.
Display Widgets Plugin Includes Malicious Code to Publish Spam on WP Sites
Note: This post is the first part of a series. The series has a second detailed follow-up which discusses the identity of the person behind the Display Widgets plugin spam.
Just How Good Is Wordfence Customer Service?
When my co-founder, Kerry and I started scaling Wordfence as a business, our first hire was in customer service.
Wordfence Launches Short-Circuit Scan Signatures – Up to 6X Performance Increase
In October 2016, the Wordfence team started chatting about a way to radically boost the speed of scans once we grow beyond a certain number of scan signatures.
The Benefits of Wordfence Premium
On April 21 this year, Wordfence celebrated our fifth year making the world’s best firewall and malware scan for WordPress.
Which Wordfence Firewall Rules Are Most Effective?
Part of the threat intelligence work we do at Wordfence is to constantly analyze the performance of our own firewall rules to determine what is effective and to identify existing and emerging attack trends.
Ransomware Targeting WordPress – An Emerging Threat
Recently, the Wordfence team has seen ransomware being used in attacks targeting WordPress.
TrafficTrade Infection Spreading – How to Protect Yourself and Detect TrafficTrade
We have seen a significant increase in the number of websites affected by malware we refer to as ‘TrafficTrade’.
Why Choose An Endpoint Firewall Like Wordfence
When choosing a firewall for your WordPress website to protect it against attacks, you have a handful of choices.
Wordfence Scan Gets Faster and Smarter
Wordfence is highly effective at securing your website in part because it is tightly integrated with the WordPress API.
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