Hi, I just started my 14-day free trial and I like what I see. I have a question about security: I used to use a “Simple Machines” forum, linked to my website, but it proved to be a massive security risk, as spammers would use the forum as a back door to access my site and then crash my site. I pl…

A full answer to this question would literally fill a book on security. But I’m going to give you a mostly-complete answer here after clarifying some points about what happened to you: [image] Sam Mustafa: as spammers would use the forum as a back door to access my site and then crash my site …

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HAWK (Hawk) February 17, 2025, 2:30am 10

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