Kiki Sheldon

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Kiki Sheldon

Kiki has a bachelor’s degree in information systems management and more than two years of experience in Linux and WordPress. She currently works as a security specialist for Liquid Web and Nexcess. Before that, Kiki was part of the Liquid Web Managed Hosting support team where she helped hundreds of WordPress website owners and learned what technical issues they often encounter. Her passion for writing allows her to share her knowledge and experience to help people. Apart from tech, Kiki enjoys learning about space and listening to true crime podcasts.

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ICMP Attacks: Everything You Need To Know

It is no surprise that hackers strive to find a weakness in everything, from simple software to the most fundamental protocols that underpin the structure of the Internet as we know it. As one of the essential components of the Internet protocol stack, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), acts as a global message carrier, conveying vital information about the state of the network devices and whole networks that form the worldwide web.

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Sep 19, 2023

WordPress Security

What is a WordPress Phishing Attack?

Learn how to identify and prevent phishing attacks on WordPress websites.

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Jun 20, 2023

WordPress Security

Website Protection: 5 Ways to Keep Your Website Safe

Robust website protection is the shield that stands between your business and relentless cyber attacks. Prioritizing website protection enables businesses to fortify defenses to safeguard their online presence and preserve the trust of their customers in the face of ever-evolving cybersecurity threats.

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Jun 6, 2023

WordPress Security

What is a Command Injection?

The ubiquitous client-server architecture of the web provides hackers with a vast attack surface, leaving both the website and the server vulnerable to malicious exploitation. Security risks increase significantly if a website is configured to communicate with the host's environment by supplying commands to the operating system directly.

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May 16, 2023

WordPress Security

What is Directory Traversal?

By tricking a web server into exposing otherwise restricted information, attackers can gain a powerful tool to compromise a system and cause significant damage. Directory traversal is a common method used to achieve this. An attempt to navigate outside the areas of the filesystem reserved for a particular website can lead to data theft and arbitrary code execution.

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May 9, 2023

WordPress Security

Content Security Policy (CSP) Explained

With the rapid evolution of cybersecurity threats, relying on a single layer of defense is no longer sufficient to safeguard your online presence. This makes it imperative for website owners to have a multi-layered security approach, which is best represented by the concept of defense in depth. In websites and web applications, defense in depth can be implemented by using HTTP security response headers, specifically designed to enforce additional security controls on the client side.

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Apr 18, 2023

WordPress Security

What is a File Inclusion Attack?

Any tool can be used with good or bad intentions, and file inclusion is no different. File inclusion is a programming method that makes it easier to maintain code and extend functions throughout a site. A file inclusion attack abuses the way PHP uses file inclusion as a valid method of uniting and executing code from many separate files to create a single web page.

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Mar 30, 2023

WordPress Security

What is a Denial of Service (DoS)?

If your website is unreachable, your log files are filling up, and your resource utilization on your server is maxing out, you might be in the midst of a Denial of Service attack. These bothersome attacks can wreak havoc on your marketing operations and affect the availability of your site. If you're in the midst of a Denial of Service attack or a distributed Denial of Service attack, don't fear.

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Mar 7, 2023

WordPress Security

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