WP Cerber Security 8.6.5
We continue developing and improving one of the most advanced and reliable security solutions for WordPress. Now it’s better than it was. Here is what’s new in WP Cerber Security 8.6.5. New features New: File system analytics. It’s located on the Site Integrity admin page under the new Analytics tab. It’s [...]
What is RID and how to use it
RID is a Request ID or a unique request identifier. It’s a unique string that WP Cerber generates for every logged HTTP request and writes to the log along with other request details. The main reason for using RID is to look up a particular request in the log while performing maintenance tasks. This is especially useful when a [...]
WordPress 5.4.1. A security update fixes seven XSS vulnerabilities
Here we go. Multiple serious security issues affect WordPress versions 5.4 and earlier. Those issues include seven XSS vulnerabilities that exist for years in the WordPress core. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your websites immediately. Along with a security plugin you have. Here is the list of [...]
WP Cerber Security 8.6.3
While doctors around the world are fighting against COVID-19, we continue developing WP Cerber so you can protect your WordPress more effectively. This update brings the following improvements to your website. New: A bulk load of access list’s entries. Use a new text field on the Tools admin page. Enter new access list entries, one [...]
WP Cerber Security 8.6
The coronavirus pandemic is not an excuse; we continue developing new versions of WP Cerber and supporting our customers. Since WP Cerber 8.6 the minimum supported PHP version is 5.6. If you’re still on 5.x versions of PHP, we strongly encourage you to update PHP to version 7.3. Integration with Cloudflare WP Cerber 8.6 brings [...]
Cloudflare add-on for WP Cerber
This optional add-on brings an additional security measure for your WordPress by providing integration with the Cloudflare cloud-based firewall. When enabled, it adds and removes IP addresses blocked by WP Cerber to and from the Cloudflare IP Access Rules continuously. This prevents malicious IP addresses from accessing the entire [...]
Development version 8.5.9.1
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, we’re committed to developing new versions of the plugin and supporting our customers. This version of WP Cerber brings integration with the Cloudflare firewall. It’s implemented as a special WP Cerber add-on and available to download for free from our website. The Cloudflare add-on is a [...]
WP Cerber Security 8.5.9
This version adds several minor features, improvements and bug fixes. It also has been updated and tested to fully support and be compatible with PHP 7.4. On the Live Traffic log, now you can search and filter out requests with software errors if they occurred. Two new fields in the Advanced Search form allow you to either search a [...]
Troubleshooting malware scanner issues
If you come across an issue with the malware scanner, your go-to tool is diagnostic logging. Normally and by default it’s disabled. 1. Enable diagnostic logging in the scanner settings To do this, click the “Site Integrity” menu and then click the “Settings” tab, turn on “Enable diagnostic [...]
Browser cookies set by WP Cerber
When WP Cerber is installed on your website it can generate and set several browser cookies with the sole purpose of securing your website by detecting and mitigating malicious activity. All these cookies have randomly generated names and contain randomly generated values. No personal or sensitive data is stored in the cookies. Those [...]
WP Cerber Security 8.5.8
The minimum supported PHP version now is 5.5. Later this year it will be set to 5.6. If you’re still on 5.x versions of PHP, we strongly encourage you to update PHP to at least PHP 7.2. Why do you need to do that? Web servers running older versions of PHP may be exposed to unpatched security vulnerabilities in the PHP core or [...]
Deleting personal data
Depending on configuration during its normal operations WP Cerber can accumulate information in the website database. This information can be considered as personal data in terms of applicable privacy law (such as GDPR). All that data can be deleted as well as exported by a user request from within the WordPress dashboard with easy, no [...]
Optimizing export performance
If you come across an issue with exporting a large number of activity events or the traffic log entries and so you’re unable to download the CSV file, you can tweak the plugin export mechanism. When WP Cerber creates an export file, it does it in several iterations, meaning it splits all the rows retrieved from the database into [...]
Exporting personal data from logs
Depending on configuration during its normal operations WP Cerber can accumulate information in the website database. This information can be considered as personal data in terms of applicable privacy law (such as GDPR). All that data can be exported by a user request or deleted from within the WordPress dashboard with easy, no database [...]
How to safely reinstall WordPress
Reinstalling WordPress is useful if some files were altered or missing, it’s a safe way to fix security issues with WordPress files. In the vertical WordPress admin menu click “Dashboard”, then the “Updates” submenu. It takes you to the “WordPress Updates” admin page as shown below. Click the [...]