Tag fail2ban
Protecting your server from malicious attacks is paramount in today´s digital landscape. Fail2ban, a robust log-parsing application, serves as a vigilant guardian, monitoring system logs for signs of automated assaults on your VPS instance. As you delve into this tutorial,…
How to Avoid High CPU Load and Block Hackers and Bad Bots Effectively
Some server operators find themselves battling with a high CPU load on their systems, which inevitably slows down website responses. The main cause of high CPU loads is often due to search engine crawlers and “bad bots”, which are essentially…
How to Secure Nginx Against Malicious Bots
Protective measures for a server are very important and there are several ways to protect your websites and apps from malicious bots. We’ll be looking at different bots and how they operate, and how you can use Plesk’s security measures…
6 Server Management Tips to Try on Plesk
Today, the most popular server management panel is either Plesk or cPanel. If you’re an expert system admin, you won’t have any obstacles after you purchase your dedicated server. But if you’re new to system administration, it may be hard to…
The Plesk Onyx Security Quiz | 5 Minutes
It’s time for our second monthly edition of the Plesk quiz. Here to challenge your knowledge and see how you stack up against your peers. But mostly, to check if we’re doing alright in making sure you get the most of what we…
Protecting Your WordPress Installations With Fail2ban
There is no two ways about it: having your server compromised sucks. Seeing your website defaced or infected with malicious scripts feels like a punch in the gut. Did you know that modern brute force tools can test millions of…