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How to quickly install urgent website updates

Recently a Watchful Premium user contacted our support team with an urgent request. An update for a custom theme had been released, but it was not yet appearing in Watchful’s updater. Was there another way to install urgent website updates across all the affected sites? Before we give the solution, Read more…

By Vic Drover, 5 months5 months ago
Updating To The Latest Version Of Joomla
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How many sites are updating to the latest version of Joomla?

Updating to the latest version of Joomla is perhaps the single most important way to keep your website safe. The latest supported versions of Joomla are the 3.10.x series and the 4.0.x series. All Joomla users should be running one of these two major versions. In August of 2021, Joomla Read more…

By Vic Drover, 5 months3 months ago
Malware Scan Merged
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Malware & blacklist audits added to website vulnerability scan

Update, August 26, 2021: This update is part of a bigger set of changes to our website management user experience (learn more). The website vulnerability scan at Watchful is an on-demand suite of tools that help detect and manage security risks. This includes looking at security best-practices, file and folder Read more…

By Vic Drover, 12 months8 months ago
Cloudflare Traffic Control
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We use Cloudflare on every website we manage. You should too.

Cloudflare is an incredibly powerful tool. When a visitor to your website makes a request to view a page, Cloudflare is the first to intercept it. If your website is a busy intersection in a big city, Cloudflare is the the officer directing traffic. In their role as gatekeeper to Read more…

By Vic Drover, 1 year11 months ago
Saying Goodbye To Yubikey
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Saying goodbye to YubiKey 2-factor authentication

In 2016, 2-factor authentication (2FA) for web applications was rapidly growing in popularity as important part of overall security. So back then, we were keen to expand our existing 2FA options (Google Authenticator) to include YubiKey for logging into Watchful securely. But now it’s time to say goodbye to YubiKey. Read more…

By Vic Drover, 1 year1 year ago
Test your website with PHP 8
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It’s time to test your website with PHP 8

After November 28, 2021, PHP 7 will only receive security fixes. And while PHP 8 barely registers in the current usage statistics of WordPress and Joomla, it will be the only actively-supported version after that date. So now is a great time to test your website with PHP 8, including Read more…

By Vic Drover, 1 year1 year ago
2020 Year In Review
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2020 website management ‘Year in Review’

Aside from all of the uncertainty and change brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been an eventful year for Watchful in terms of new features and improvements in the platform. This was especially true for some of Watchful’s core features such as updates, backups and reports. But we Read more…

By Vic Drover, 1 year9 months ago
Managed Hosting
Blog

5 critical details to consider when purchasing managed hosting

For most of the last decade, managed website services have exploded across the hosting industry. And if you own or manage a website, you’ve probably heard of popular managed hosting vendors such as WP Engine, Pagely, and CloudAccess, to name a few. Managed hosting has a lot of benefits for Read more…

By Vic Drover, 2 years1 year ago
Are new admin accounts a sign of website intrusion
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Are new admin accounts a sign of website intrusion?

Web and digital agencies are always on the lookout for any sign of website intrusion. That’s why we built the Early Warning Audit. The audit monitors sensitive items on your site up to 8 times each day and notifies you when unexpected changes occur. Today we add admin user monitoring Read more…

By Vic Drover, 2 years11 months ago
encryption shield
News

New Watchful releases expand critical files included in security scan for WordPress and Joomla

The Early Warning Audit is Watchful’s persistent scanner that looks for signs of intrusion on your site. It performs a security scan for WordPress and Joomla sites in your Watchful dashboard up to 8 times per day. The scan looks for changes in critical system files, plugins/extensions that have been Read more…

By Vic Drover, 2 years9 months ago

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