Joomla! 3.6.4 – Security Release and Bug Fix Updated on October 25, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Joomla! 3.64 Update Important Security Release Status: Joomla! 3.6.4 has been released and is available as a full package or upgrade package download Who is affected? This update is for 3.x series of Joomla. It applies to two security vulnerabilities and a bug fix for two-factor authentication. The Joomla! 3.6.4 update is primarily a security Read More >
How to Scan your WordPress site for Malware with iThemes Security Updated on December 14, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You can scan your WordPress website for malware using the iThemes security plugin. This scan is run from your dashboard, and is powered by Sucuri SiteCheck which “checks for known malware, blacklisting status, website errors and out-of-date software.” This can help WordPress website users identify security risks or issues. We will now show you how Read More >
Magento – Critical Security Update 2.0.10 and 2.1.2 Updated on October 17, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: Magento has released a critial security update to address know vulnerabilities. The Magento Security team is advising everyone to “ deploy these new releases right away, as attackers may target merchants who are slow to upgrade.” Read more on the official Magento Security team post on the MAGENTO 2.0.10 AND 2.1.2 SECURITY UPDATE. Status: Read More >
Basic Security for your Dedicated server Updated on August 21, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Many different functions and options affect the security of your Dedicated server through WHM. Hackers and other criminals will always seek sensitive data or attempt to infect malware or ransomware on servers for their criminal purposes. Basic server security helps to prevent this through firewall security, and limiting access to services and server features like Read More >
Resetting the cPanel Password in WHM Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Using WHM, you can reset cPanel passwords for your clients on your dedicated server. You can also allow the cPanel password to be reset by the users after enabling the option in the Tweak settings of WHM (note: Making a Tweak Setting change requires root access). This tutorial will guide you through the steps for Read More >
Enabling cPHulk on Dedicated Servers Updated on August 21, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the most common ways for malicious software (malware) to penetrate the defenses of various web services is via brute-force attacks. Through repeated login attempts, malware can overwhelm the authentication service and bypass existing password protections. Fortunately, most modern web servers offer some form of brute-force protection. For cPanel/WHM-based systems, this commonly takes the Read More >
How to Set the Password Strength in WHM Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Setting the password strength is important in order to help maintain a secure server. Weak passwords can lead to disruption in your website services or worse, the loss of data stored on your server. Password configuration can be managed within WHM making it easy to set strict passwords on your dedicated server. Note that you Read More >
How to Install APF on your Dedicated Server Updated on August 22, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) lets you easily manage your iptables rules on your Dedicated Hosting Server. When you attempt to install and configure APF you may get a message stating “Package… already installed and latest version. Nothing to do.” This is due to the fact that APF is pre-downloaded and installed on all of our Read More >
How to Reset cPanel Passwords in Reseller WHM Updated on June 7, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana Part of being a reseller hosting provider is helping your customers when they have issues and need help. In this article, we will show you how to reset a cPanel password using WHM. These steps will work for the VPS reseller program as well as the shared option. How to Reset a cPanel Password in Read More >
How to Configure Security Settings in WHMCS Updated on June 8, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana WHMCS provides a variety of security options that range from beginner to advanced. Here is an overview of the primary security features you can access through the general settings. Login to your WHMCS Admin Hover over Setup and choose General Settings Choose the Security tab Fill in the settings: Captcha Form Protection: Choose how captcha Read More >
How to Disable Security Advisor Alerts in WHM Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha One of the new features in cPanel release 56 is the additon of Security Advisor Alerts. The alerts are sent to the default email within WHM. While these alerts are useful, some of them can be misleading. You can disable the security advisor alerts so you will no longer receive them. Note: Root access is Read More >
Elegant Themes Security Vulnerability Updated on February 23, 2016 by Scott Mitchell On February 21, 2016, Elegant Themes emailed its customers to inform them of a critical security vulnerability affecting a large segment of its product line. “An information disclosure vulnerability was found in the Divi Builder (included in our Divi and Extra themes, as well as our Divi Builder plugin) which resulted in the potential for Read More >
WHMCS Security Update – 01/27/2016 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Recently WHMCS released a security update that has been marked as Trivial to Important on their security level scale. This should be addressed immediately if you are running a version older than 6.2.1. You may perform this update within WHMCS or within Softaculous if that is how you installed the software. If you have any Read More >
Allowing Ports in APF Updated on July 30, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the most important aspects of server security is the firewall server configuration. Generally speaking, firewalls function by preventing unauthorized traffic from accessing your server. By default, APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) blocks most ports except those needed for web servers to operate, such as port 80, 443, etc. Occasionally, you may need to open Read More >
Magento 1.x Critical Security Update Released Updated on January 26, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: It has come to our attention that Magento released a Critical Security Patch (SUPEE-7405) on 1/27/2016. This patch includes fixes for several Critical, and High Severity issues in Magento. Who is impacted? Users of Magento Enteprise Edition prior to 1.14.2.3 and for Community Edition prior to 1.9.2.3. What should I do? We are strongly Read More >
Google Chrome Security Update Updated on September 2, 2015 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Google recently released version 45 in response to a security concern. This release also included 29 security fixes for the browser. For more specific information on these fixes, please see Chrome Releases – Stable Channel Update. Google (in addition to Mozilla and Microsoft) has announced that they would end support for the RC4 encryption algorithm Read More >
Security Alert: 8/7/2015 – FireFox vulnerability Updated on August 7, 2015 by Scott Mitchell There has been a recent security alert issued by Mozilla for vulnerabilities in their FireFox browser. This vulnerability can allow for Javascript payload to be uploaded to your local machine. Please note that this has nothing to do with InMotion Hosting’s services, and our servers are not vulnerable in any way because of this. We Read More >
Magento Security Patch Release 7-7-2015 Updated on July 8, 2015 by Scott Mitchell Who is affected? – Users of Magento Community Edition prior to 1.9.2.0. Have these issues been addressed? – The SUPEE-6285 Patch Bundle covers eight different issues that are listed in the article below. SUPEE-6285 Patch Bundle On June 7, 2015 Magento released a bundle of eight patches that addresses the following issues: Customer Information Leak Read More >
How to Reset a cPanel Password in WHM Updated on April 17, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor As the owner of a VPS or Dedicated server account, you have the ability to create and manage multiple cPanel accounts. These may be all yours or perhaps you have clients on your server with their own cPanels. Sometimes, a cPanel password will be forgotten and you may be asked to reset it. This is Read More >
sweetCAPTCHA Service Security Alert Updated on June 10, 2015 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Who is affected? Websites that use the sweetCAPTCHA service Solution: Remove sweetCAPTCHA from website. If you are a website viewer, ignore links or popups that may appear after using the sweetCAPTCHA service. Do not download anything from the links and ignore the pop-up messages. SweetCATPCHA is a service that uses images instead of distorted characters Read More >
