Nexcess Knowledge Base

If your site was recently compromised and the cause has yet to be identified, start with evaluating the list of possible root causes in this article before proceeding to the study of more exotic exploits.

ModSecurity (ModSec) is a Web Application Firewall (WAF) that detects and blocks unwanted intrusions into your site. At Nexcess, we deploy ModSecurity on servers as part of PCI DSS compliance.

How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) servers can use SiteWorx change the password for email accounts on their domain.

Learn how to install OpenVPN, which is available as an add-on for all Nexcess clients on non-cloud dedicated or cluster plans.

How Nexcess Cloud clients can generate a CSR for use when applying for SSL certificates.

Nexcess customers on non-cloud infrastructure can learn how to buy wildcard SSL certificate in this article. Nexcess Cloud customers can see our reference to another related article.

How Nexcess clients can use FTP and SSH to restrict access to web pages to one or more users.

Attackers use specialized software designed to crack passwords by making millions of guesses per second. A secure password is your best protection, and often the most overlooked.

How to block IPs specific to various countries from accessing your site.

How Nexcess clients on physical (non-Cloud) servers can allow or block specific hostnames and IP addresses while managing permissions for a site or domain directory.