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Block bad bots on cPanel globally with Apache Here at DigitalFlare we see a lot of traffic from 'bad robots', these bots cause problems such as high server load, server instability and can even lead to Apache crashing. If you run cPanel on your server firstly you should use mod_security, but if you wish to block specific bots globally at Apache...Read more...
Blocking wp-login and xmlrpc Brute Force attacks with CSF / cPanel Our servers are subjected to brute force attacks daily. Since we do not host Wordpress websites we decided to simply block any requests for the wp-login.php and also xmlrpc.php. Here is a great way to block abusers with CSF firewall... First, create a custom log from which CSF will be able to searc...Read more...
Email spam filtering at DigitalFlare To identify and filter out spam email messages for our clients, our mail servers rely on a 'spam filter check'. We run an assortment of criteria tests to determine an overall score for spam. If an overall spam score is too high the email is marked as spam. In addition to our checks, we first check ...Read more...
Email Spoofing If it appears that someone has been sending emails from your email account, but there is nothing in your 'sent items' and no record of the emails being sent from the server then there is a good chance your email address has been spoofed... It is very common and there are plenty of tools on the int...Read more...
What do I need to do ahead of the GDPR deadline? Over the last few months or so we have had several clients enquire about GDPR and how the new regulations will affect their company and their website. With lots of confusing and conflicting information out there we have put together a short list of the key requirements for small businesses who have ...Read more...
Why you should use the Robots.txt carefully... The robots.txt file has been around since 1994! Its purpose is to tell search engines such as Google what areas of a website can be crawled by web robots (also known as Web Wanderers, Crawlers, or Spiders) to harvest information (or index) to store for searching. More information about the robots.t...Read more...
What is an SSL Certificate? SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to a company's details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser. Typically, SSL is used to secure credit card transaction...Read more...
How Much Should a Website Cost? Pricing a website isn't as easy as you may think... At DigitalFlare, we regularly receive questions from people who want to know, 'Exactly what do websites cost?' And like asking how long a piece of string is, it is a question that really has no black and white answer. DigitalFlare have been build...Read more...
Cleaning up your Emails on an IMAP server On an IMAP server, all your messages and folders are synced between your email client (such as Outlook / Apple Mail etc.) and your mail-server. When you use IMAP mail your emails are stored on the mail-server as well as on your computer/phone. IMAP acts as a great backup-measure if your computer fai...Read more...
Get Google Apps for your custom Domain Google Apps is a cloud-based productivity suite that helps you and your team connect and get work done from anywhere on any device. If you don't know much about Google Apps take a look at the Google Apps website here. Many of our clients love to use Google Apps to mainly make use of Google's reliab...Read more...