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25 Nov
Analysis of a WordPress Pingback DDOS Attack
Two months ago, one of the websites we manage was hit by a wave of Distributed Denial of Service attacks, each with a changing attack vector as the systems mitigated the attacks. These started with... -
17 Nov
A simple guide to using Traits in Laravel 5
Overview If you have exposure to Object Oriented programming, then you will have been introduced to the concept of abstract classes and interfaces. A "Trait" is similar to an abstract class, in that it cannot be... -
03 Nov
Namespaces in Laravel Applications
Like many languages, PHP does not allow you to have two classes with the same name at a global level. While on the surface this may sound like a good idea, it becomes a problem... -
14 Oct
What’s New in Plesk Onyx
With recent changes to head company structure for Plesk, we have seen them emerge as their own entity and a reinvigorated identity. The term "Plesky" is quickly becoming the adopted vernacular within the Plesk company ranks, describing their new, invigorated focus on product... -
19 Sep
ReviewSignal Testing: A Conetix Perspective
When the opportunity arose to be part of an unbiased performance test which looked to be including regional focus, we decided to be part of this testing. As we are no strangers to benchmarks (having...
16 Mar
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Conetix Response
As many businesses prepare for possible disruptions to their work patterns due to COVID-19 (also known as Coronavirus), Conetix has also been conducting a review of all systems and procedures to ensure that there’s no disruption of service. We will continue to monitor and adjust our approach daily as any new information or government directives come through and will update...
23 Jan
That one odd sheep: A tale of a bad kernel update
Overview When managing large numbers of servers, we rely on standardisation and orchestration tools to be able to reliably replicate new systems and manage all the others. This is the classic “cattle vs pets”, where cattle are the systems who simply perform their duty and if there are any issues you can destroy and re-create. Pets on the other hand...
02 Apr
What is a nulled plugin?
Everyone loves things for free, which is one of the contributing factors which has led to the popularity of WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS). Now commanding over 60% of the CMS market, third party plugins and themes are therefore a booming market as well. While within WordPress you can automatically search and find many thousands of free plugins...
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