One of my clients recently forwarded an email they had received claiming their Facebook page was violating Community Standards. My client was suspicious but concerned because no one wants to have their Facebook page taken down for violations – especially if they’ve been using it to build leads or run ads. Since that initial message …
Last time I checked, WordPress websites power over 30% of the top 1-million websites in the world. That’s a LOT. The downside of this is that the popularity of WordPress makes it a big target for hackers, because they know that there’s a lot of potential targets. Some basic website security will help you strengthen …
1 – Not making regular backups. Even if you correct all of the things listed above, your website could still get hacked. Or your webhost could crash. Or you could update a plugin or theme that breaks your site – nothing’s infallible. Having current backups will help you recover more quickly in the event that …
“Do I really need an SSL certificate for my website?” This is one of those questions that I’m hearing a lot more often from my clients. Typically, they’ve heard a rumor or something from a friend of a friend and are confused about it all. Strictly speaking, the only time you need an SSL certificate is …
If you have a WordPress website, please read this! I don’t want to seem melodramatic or anything, but if you have a WordPress website, you need to read this. Over the last few weeks, some pretty serious security exploits have been announced, covering some very popular and major plugins (like WordPress SEO by Yoast, GravityForms, …
WordPress powers nearly 25% of the world’s websites – that’s a lot of websites! Because of the popularity of WordPress, it has become a popular target of hackers and spammers. If you have a WordPress website and want to protect your investment (time and money involved in building your site), it is critical that you …
I got an email from a copy-writer that I know the other day, and it seemed like a good thing to share on the blog… “Terri, I wanted to share the information below regarding a conversation I had with the developer I’ve used. I wanted to get your feedback on what he had to say …
If you haven’t heard about Heartbleed yet, please take a few minutes to read. And if you have heard about it, but aren’t convinced of the severity of it, you also need to read. “The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under …
How secure is your password? Are you one of those people who uses one of these most common passwords? While looking for something online today, I came across this website – MD5 Decrypter. Wow. I never really thought about it, but I’m not surprised websites like this exist. Hackers can put your encrypted password in …
I woke up this morning to 37 emails from my firewall plugin that it had stopped a potential attack on my website. Hm. Clearly, someone was busy last night. I investigated, and found rather little information on the problem, but all of it from just the last several days. Whatever it is, it’s still new. …