A Content Security Policy, or CSP, is an additional layer of security delivered via an HTTP Header, similar to HSTS technology. This policy helps prevent various kinds of attacks, including Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and other code injection attacks by defining content sources that are approved, therefore allowing the browser to load them. Without a Content…
Is your website struggling with spam comments, content scrapers, bandwidth leeches, and other unwanted bots? These bad bots can consume valuable hosting resources and negatively impact your site’s performance. In this guide, we’ll show you how to block bad bots with minimal effort using .htaccess. Let’s get started! Automatic Bot Blocking for ChemiCloud Customers If…
What Is SSL Mixed Content? SSL mixed content occurs when your site is loaded over a secure HTTPS connection, but other resources on your site (such as images, icons, videos, CSS, or JavaScript) are loaded over an insecure HTTP connection at the same time. This is called mixed content because both HTTP and HTTPS resources…
If you want to stop someone from visiting your website, you can use the IP Blocker interface within cPanel which allows you to block access to your site for one or more IP addresses or fully qualified domain names (FQDNs). You can easily block an IP in cPanel by following these steps: 1) Log into cPanel. 2) Look…
In an effort to keep a website and users of said website secure from any security risks involved with sharing resources like JavaScript and fonts across multiple domains, the use of CORS is recommended, but what is CORS? What is CORS? CORS, also known as Cross-Origin Resource Sharing, allows resources such as JavaScript and web…
Creating and using strong passwords should be part of your daily life. This Knowledgebase article will share guidelines you should stick to when creating secure passwords, as well as tips on managing passwords. Strong Password Guidelines Creating a secure password Things to keep in mind: Use a different password for each website. Use at least…
McAfee blacklists thousands of websites every day. For most website owners, the various warnings McAfee can show about your website and dealing with them can seem like a challenging task. This knowledgebase article will help you understand what the cautionary message indicates and how to resolve this security warning. Important Note: This article covers McAfee…
What is HotLink Protection? A hotlink occurs when someone is directly linking content from your site to another site and uses your bandwidth to serve the files. For example, when someone is displaying an image hosted on your server on their own web pages. You can use this Hotlink protection security feature in cPanel in…
Google blacklists thousands of websites every day. For most website owners, the various warnings Google can show about your website and dealing with them can seem like a challenging task. This knowledgebase article will help you understand what the various cautionary messages mean and how to resolve these security warnings. This knowledgebase article also only…
At ChemiCloud, we’re always working to provide our customers with the latest in Web Hosting Technology; whether it helps their site be faster or more secure, we want our customers to have the best. That’s why we have introduced a new Malware Scanner & Removal tool that will save our customers time and money when…
As your trusted hosting provider, we’re excited to announce a significant upgrade to our security suite with the integration of Imunify360’s latest feature to bolster WordPress login protection. This innovative tool enhances our defenses against brute-force attacks by scrutinizing login attempts for weak passwords and taking immediate corrective action. The new feature from Imunify360 works…