---
title: "How to Set WP Cerber Security Notifcations"
description: "In this article: WP Cerber NotificationsStrong Email Authentication Your website truly is more secure with VPS Hosting. cPHulk brute force protection, ConfigServer and Firewall (CSF), and Scheduled..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wp-cerber-notifcations/
date: 2019-11-04
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Security", "WordPress Tutorials"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Set WP Cerber Security Notifcations

**In this article:**

- [WP Cerber Notifications](#notifications)
- [Strong Email Authentication](#authentication)

Your website truly is more secure with [VPS Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/vps-hosting). [cPHulk](/support/edu/whm/enable-cphulk-brute-force-protection/) brute force protection, [ConfigServer and Firewall](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/security/install-csf/) (CSF), and [Scheduled cPanel backups](/support/edu/cpanel/setup-scheduled-cpanel-backups/) safeguard your data and peace of mind in various ways. Yet those tools have one important thing in common with the [WP Cerber Security plugin](/support/email/wp-cerber-security-antispam-bot-detection-settings/) – *configurable email notifications for benign and potentially malicious activity*.

This is because security – cyber or physical – requires a constant proactive stance to handle new malicious issues and check how current settings are working. The aforementioned VPS tools need to be adjusted periodically to combat malicious users’ new hack attempts.

After you [modify your WP Cerber access lists](/support/edu/wordpress/how-to-modify-wp-cerber-security-access-lists/), you’ll still need to do the same thing. Email notifications help you do this and act immediately when automated settings don’t prevent new malicious activity.

Below we’ll cover how to **enable WP Cerber notifications and strengthen email authentication**.

## Set Email Notifications

1. [Log into WordPress](/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. Click **WP Cerber** on the left.
3. Click **Notifications** from the top.
4. Configure your notifications.

## Stronger Email Authentication

Improved email authentication isn’t directly related to [WP Cerber configuration](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/email/wp-cerber-security-antispam-bot-detection-settings/). However, this ensures you spend less time scrolling between legitimate email and spam.

- [Strengthen overall email authentication](/support/email/strengthen-overall-email-authentication/) to fight spam and prevent your emails from being labeled as spam
- [Use secure SSL/TLS email settings](/support/email/view-email-settings/) when configuring email applications for secure connections
- If an email looks suspicious or includes suspicious attachments, don’t open it
- [Ensure you’re able to send mail with your VPN connected](/support/email/cant-send-email-with-vpn-connected/) (if applicable)
- [Email an account scan request to our 24/7 Live Support](/support/amp/how-to-get-great-technical-support/#submit-ticket) when you detect potential malware
- [Check out Sucuri](https://sucuri.net/lp/promo/inmotion/?clickid=1Wj3FHS7TxyLT9tQy%3ASR0UvEUkBWzXTDhTDQUQ0) for web security support