Archive: Knowledge Base

HTTP Trace Method

In order to improve the security of your site (and your users), you should disable the TRACE method from your web server. This method has no real-life usage and can be misused for XST (cross-site tracing) attacks. That is how you can disable it on...

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Cookies: HttpOnly

Cookies often hold sensitive data, such as session and login tokens. If an attacker can run a script on your page through cross-site scripting (XSS), they can read those cookies and hijack a user’s session. To avoid that, and improve the...

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cPanel Outdated Warnings

One of the most common causes of website compromises and malware attacks are due to outdated and vulnerable software. cPanel is one of the most important pieces of software you have running your site, since it allows you to manage and access the...

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Software Outdated Warnings

One of the most common causes for website compromises and malware attacks are due to outdated (and vulnerable) web software. Every software has bugs, but some of these bugs can lead to security vulnerabilities. As a webmaster, you always have to...

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