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Blogs: Security

Prevent a form being used in another country (PHP Geo Script) Website form spam and preventing SMTP mail-server abuse will always be a thorn in the side of a business. Anti-spam and anti-bot methods help prevent spam, but they do not irradiate it completely. We always recommend installing and using the Google ReCapture plugin to help prevent form abuse and bot...Read more...
Font Awesome not working in Mozilla Firefox? Font Awesome icons do not load correctly in Firefox due to a browser restriction when the Font Awesome JS/font files are loaded via a CDN. The reason for the issue is CORS and how it’s implemented in Firefox. There isn’t a fault with the implementation in Firefox, but rather it is a secu...Read more...
The rise of two-factor authentication With data breaches and cybercrime continuing to rise, 2FA (two-factor authentication) has seen a sharp rise in use and popularity as a means of protection!Hackers are reported to attack every 39 seconds, which amounts to 2,244 attempted attacks globally daily. Security breaches have increased by 11%...Read more...
We are now running CloudLinux on our cPanel servers! Over the last few months, DigitalFlare has rolled out CloudLinux on most of our cPanel web servers. CloudLinux is a Linux-based operating system designed to give shared hosting providers a more stable and secure OS. Essentially a set of kernel modifications to the Linux distribution, CloudLinux imp...Read more...
Securing WhatsApp WhatsApp has become an essential part of our lives. While the platform makes it convenient to stay in touch and share media, there is always a threat of a WhatsApp account getting hacked, allowing our messages, important documents and photos shared through the platform to be seen by hackers. Many pe...Read more...