Website Security
Why No Padlock? – Is Your Website Connection Secure?
Every year technology gets better, and every year hackers find a way around the newest forms of security. So security gets updated and continues to work until it’s hacked again and the cycle continues. That’s why it’s so important to keep your website up to date and reduce the chances of your website being compromised.…
Read MoreWhat Version of PHP is running your WordPress Website and Why Should You Care?
If you’re like most people, you don’t know what version of PHP your WordPress site is running on, and probably don’t care. Here’s why you should. PHP is the programming language that your WordPress website was built on. Without it, your site wouldn’t exist. Like most things in our digital world, PHP has a life…
Read MoreWordPress Website Maintenance
In order to keep your WordPress website in top shape, it’s important to conduct periodic maintenance. Over the past year, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of websites that are attacked by hackers that exploit outdated versions of WordPress or Plugins. So we have put together a tutorial video that will…
Read MoreWannaCry Ransomeware Attack, Are You At Risk?
On Friday, May 12th, 2017, a global ransomeware campaign called WannaCry began infecting computers in over 10,000 organizations and 200,000 individuals in over 150 countries. What is Ransomeware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to your computer data and displays a message demanding payment to unlock it. Most ransomware…
Read MoreAmazon, Netflix, Reddit, Paypal Currently Under DDoS Attack
DDoS attacks are when a hacker points hundreds or thousands of computers at a single server to overload it and bring it down. This type of attack is troublesome and very difficult to defend against. Today, I received the email below from Mark Maunder, the Founder and CEO of Wordfence. Wordfence is one of the…
Read MoreWordPress Website Security
Like any other type of website, WordPress websites are susceptible to hacking. Any site can be hacked, just ask Premera Blue Cross or the State Department. But with some normal amount of precaution, you can avoid having it happen to you. It is important to always run the latest version of WordPress. The same holds…
Read MoreWordfence – WordPress Security Plugin
Wordfence is a security plugin that will protect your WordPress website against hacks, cyber attacks, and online security threats. They offer both a free plugin and a $39 per year premium version. Both options continually scan your site for known malware, bad URLs, outdated themes and plugin files, backdoors and hackers, fake google bots and…
Read MoreHeartbleed Bug
Concerned about the Heartbleed bug? Read this important article on Mashable: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/ Do you have a Bluehost hosting account? Important Heartbleed info here: http://www.bluehost.com/blog/uncategorized/bluehost-update-heartbleed-bug-need-know-3298/
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