This article outlines practical steps to secure the WordPress admin area from brute-force attacks and bot scanning through deny rules, Fail2Ban, and rate limiting. …
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Setting Up Real-Time Log Monitoring for Suspicious Traffic on Plesk Servers
This guide walks through how to set up real-time log monitoring on a Plesk server using Fail2Ban, GoAccess, and custom Bash scripts. These tools help you stay alert, visualize traffic, and act immediately on anomalies. …
How to Build a Custom Bot Blocklist Using Apache Rewrite Rules
Blocking bot traffic is an essential task for maintaining the security, performance, and reliability of websites hosted on Apache-powered servers.In this article, we will guide you through the process of building, maintaining, and deploying a custom bot blocklist using Apache's .htaccess file and regex-based rules. …
How to Audit and Harden Plesk Against Automated Vulnerability Scanners
This guide focuses on auditing and hardening a Plesk server against such automated scanners using logging analysis, rate limiting, Web Application Firewall (WAF) configuration, and access control mechanisms—all tailored for Linux-based environments …
Apache mod_security vs. NGINX ngx_http_limit_req_module: Rate Limiting Explained
Rate limiting is a foundational tactic in the ongoing fight against bot abuse, API spamming, and denial-of-service attacks. This guide dives deep into two popular approaches used on Apache and NGINX-based web servers: mod_security for Apache and ngx_http_limit_req_module for NGINX …
Detecting and Blocking Bad Bots in cPanel Without Third-Party Tools
This guide demonstrates how to detect and block bad bots on cPanel-managed servers using built-in tools like Apache’s .htaccess, ModSecurity, and server-level firewall configurations. …