Practical guides from the scan floor

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Scanning & Methodology

Live Secret Verification: Are Detected Credentials Still Active?

How 2MNY live-verifies detected API keys and tokens against their issuing provider with read-only checks — escalating confirmed-active credentials to critical and marking provider-rejected ones as rotated.

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Scanning & Methodology

Scan Depth Tiers Explained: Quick, Deep and Super-Deep

What actually changes between a Quick scan (63 scanners), a Deep scan (228 scanners) and a Super-Deep scan (all 232) — and when to use each.

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Scanning & Methodology

Evidence-Verified Findings: How 2MNY Confirms Vulnerabilities Are Real

Every critical and high finding is re-checked live after the scan: the platform re-fetches the evidence and labels each finding Verified Live, Remediated, Unreachable or Not Machine-Verifiable.

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Scanning & Methodology

Reading the Ransomware Leak-Site Check Result

What the 2MNY ransomware leak-site check means: critical match semantics, the no-match assurance finding, dataset freshness, and the incident-response steps a listing should trigger.

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Cookies

Securing Your Website Cookies

Configure secure cookies with HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite attributes.

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CSP

Content Security Policy (CSP) Configuration Guide

CSP prevents XSS and data injection attacks.

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HSTS

HSTS: HTTP Strict Transport Security

HSTS forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks.

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Email Security

DKIM Setup Guide for Email Security

DKIM adds a digital signature to your emails.

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WordPress

How to Move wp-config.php for Security

Moving wp-config.php outside the web root improves WordPress security.

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WordPress

WordPress Security Hardening Checklist

Follow this checklist to secure your WordPress website against common attacks.

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SSL

How to Renew an Expired SSL Certificate

Step-by-step guide to renewing an expired SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt.

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SSL

Understanding SSL Certificates

Learn what SSL certificates are and why they are essential for your website.

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