What Is а Web Security Gateway?
A web security gateway, now usually called a secure web gateway (SWG), is a filter between an organisation’s staff and the internet. It checks the web traffic they start, blocking malware and banned sites and applying company rules to the…
How to Solve Shared Hosting Blacklisted IP Problem
When mail from shared hosting bounces with a blocklist error, the listed IP is usually one you share with every other account on the server. That puts most of the fix in your host’s hands. These six steps get you…
Hosting Provider Shuts Down for Good Following a Cyberattack
On 18 August 2023, ransomware hit CloudNordic and encrypted every server disk, plus its primary and secondary backup systems. Most of its customers lost all the data they kept there. If your host has gone dark, or says your data…
Security Tools Every Web Hosting Plan Should Include
Short answer: a hosting plan should include free SSL, self-service backups, malware scanning with removal, and a web application firewall. We read the entry plans and checkout carts of 8 large shared hosts on 14 October 2026. All 8 come…
HTTP vs. HTTPS: Differences, Pros and Cons
HTTPS is plain HTTP sent through an encrypted TLS connection. The pages, links and requests stay the same. HTTPS adds three protections. Nobody on the network can read the traffic or change it, and the browser checks the server’s identity…
Shared Hosting Security Risks in 2026
On a current shared host, the account next to yours is rarely how a site gets hacked. Patchstack counted 11,334 new WordPress vulnerabilities in 2025, and 91% of them were in plugins. Your own plugins are the open door. The…
Best SSL Certificate Providers in 2026: 11 Free and Paid CAs Compared
On March 15, 2026, the maximum life of a public TLS certificate dropped from 398 days to 200. It falls to 100 days in 2027 and 47 by 2029. That one rule, plus the 2025 collapse of Entrust\’s public certificate…
Most Secure Web Hosting Providers (2026): Top 10 Compared
SiteGround\’s anti-bot system blocks roughly 670 million brute-force attempts per day across its network. ScalaHosting\’s SShield claims to stop 99.998% of web attacks in real time. Hostinger\’s AI malware scanner caught 95% of test threats before execution. These aren\’t marketing…
DNS Scams and DNSSEC Protection (2026): What Website Owners Need to Know
You get an email from your hosting provider. Subject line: “Action Required: Upgrade Your Domain to DNSSEC.” The logo matches, the sender name looks right, and the message explains you need to activate DNS Security Extensions for free. You click…
Cybersecurity Basics
Cybersecurity is ever evolving in response to online threats, hacker attacks, viruses and many more vulnerabilities online. We at HowToHosting.guide consider it important to give you a quick lesson in Cybersecurity basics and how that can affect all of us…
Security Flaw in cPanel and WHM Allowed 2FA Bypasses
Security researchers just reported that cPanel, perhaps the most common provider of admin tools for web hosting, is vulnerable. Security flaws resided in cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) web hosting platform, enabling remote hackers with valid credentials to bypass two-factor…
What Is Web Security?
Ever doubted what exactly Web Security is? You will wonder no more after we provide you with a straightforward explanation and give you the main focus points of this IT sphere. Web Security is also known as Web Application Security,…
Password Management and Why Is It Important in 2021?
Have you ever been hacked? Your password compromised? Regardless of the answer, let us at HowToHosting.guide tell you why you need good password management and why it is of utmost importance. Password Management does not necessarily mean you need to…
Using Pirated WordPress Plugins Can Bring a Backdoor to Your Site
Vulnerabilities and stolen login credentials are used in most attacks against websites. However, another risk also exists, and it involves the unintentional installation of backdoors on websites. This can be done by tricking website owners into installing a backdoor hidden…
Flaws in Ninja Forms WordPress Plugin Expose 1M Websites
Four new security vulnerabilities in the Ninja Forms WordPress plugins were just reported. The Ninja Forms plugin enables users to create forms using drag and drop capabilities with ease, and it’s quite popular in the WordPress repository, as it is…
CVE-2020-35942: Critical Bug in NextGen Gallery WordPress Plugin
NextGen Gallery is a popular WordPress plugin with more than 800,000 installations. The plugin enables the creation of highly responsive image galleries. Unfortunately, Wordfence security researchers discovered that the plugin contained vulnerabilities, one of which (CVE-2020-35942) a critical remote code…
What is Chrome Web Security?
Have you ever considered what is behind Chrome’s web security? We at HowToHosting.guide will provide you with a quick overview of the safety behind Google’s browser, what settings you could tweak, and what options you have available for various operating…
Nearly 1M WordPress Sites Under Attack Due to Vulnerable Plugins
900,000 WordPress websites have been under malicious attacks. Its main goal is to manipulate the sites and redirect the visitors to malvertising pages. Backdoor viruses target administrative users. The Wordfence team reports on the attacks. According to the research team,…
Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Kubernetes Nodes in Microsoft Azure Cloud
Computer hackers have been found to hijack misconfigured Kubernetes nodes, an integral part of the Microsoft Azure Cloud. This is one of the most important services offered by the company as they are part of complex services deployed by clients.…
CVE-2019-16759: vBulletin Zero-Day Exploit Disclosed
The security community has posted details of a dangerous new security bug in the vBulletin forums plugin which is categorized as a zero-day exploit tracked in CVE-2019-16759. Proof-of-concept is also available and according to the available information the bug is…
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