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Security: A Year in Review
It’s that time of year again, where everyone takes a look back at the past year and decides what worked and what needs improvement. And, if you’re a hacker, you’ve got a long list to review. In fact, you were so busy this year that we blocked more than 1.3 billion of your attacks. So, [...]
Site Scanner Identifies Even More Malware!
Site Scanner identifies Malware on a whole new level! We use reputation feeds to scan your website’s links against known phishing and malicious sites, and we just added some more amazing sources for you, including our own internal feed! This is great news, not only for us, but for you too. Our security operations team [...]
Select Your Scan Time? Sure!
A highly-requested feature for Site Scanner is now available: Schedule your scan time! Site Scanner still scans your site once every 24 hours, but now you can schedule the scan for a time that works best for your site. It’s a great feature if you want to schedule the scan for a time when your [...]
Website Protection Site Scanner Now Identifies Malware!
In addition to identifying security holes that hackers can get through, such as cross-site scripting or SQL injection, Site Scanner now identifies malware and phishing URLs. How does it work? Site Scanner uses industry-trusted “reputation” resources, such as Google® Safe Browsing List and PhishTank®, along with other resources to identify malware or phishing URLs in [...]
Site Scanner Inadvertently Protects WordPress Plugin
Confused about how Website Protection Site Scanner can help you? Here’s a cool real-life example of how it works, and a testament to the incredible support that our Customer Security Advisors (CSAs) provide: When a customer wrote in last week asking for help with a critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on their WordPress® site, Josh [...]
Scripts, Site Builders and Security
Scripts and other plugins can be powerful resources to your WebSiteTonight®, Quick Shopping Cart®, and Quick Blogcast® sites. Many utilities, such as our SSL site seals, Google® Webmaster Tools, and PayPal® buttons require the use of scripts. If you need your site to provide reports, display a tailored image, or perform other specific operations, chances [...]
A Virtual Smoke Detector For Your Site
My smoke detector robbed me out of a few hours of sleep the other night. I got to find out just how fast I could move mid-dream. Luckily it was only a dead battery, but it got me thinking how Website Protection Site Scanner is a lot like a smoke detector. You install a smoke [...]
Differences between Site Scanner, SSL certs, and anti-virus software
Go Daddy® Website Protection Site Scanner, SSL certificates, and anti-virus software are all very different in how they function, but each one plays a key role in keeping your data safe. Site Scanner — Site Scanner scans your website daily and notifies you of vulnerabilities that might pose a threat to your data or your [...]
Is your site vulnerable? How would you know?
Have you ever heard of SQL injection? How about cross-site scripting? If you have a website, you should know what these things are and how they can affect you and visitors to your site. A recent study by SANS.org uncovered that “web application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection and cross-site scripting flaws in open source [...]
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