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Category Archives: Website Security
What is the significance of web hosting in SEO?
Web hosting is the backbone of your online presence, and it plays a critical role in your SEO strategy. While it’s not a direct ranking factor, it significantly influences factors that do impact your search engine rankings. Here’s how … Continue reading
Posted in Ask David!, Web Hosting, Website Security
Tagged bounce rate, conversions, cyber threats, cyberattacks, engagement, fast loading times, future-proofing, hackers, malware, ranking factor, scalable, search engine ranking, seo, seo ranking, server, ssl, traffic, uptime, user experience, web hosting
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How to Block Unwanted Visitors? Use .htaccess for IP Blocking on Your Website
Ever felt the need to restrict access to your website from certain visitors? Maybe you’ve been targeted by spammers or bots, or perhaps you want to limit access for security reasons. In such cases, IP blocking with your website’s .htaccess … Continue reading
Do WordPress plugins sometimes leave stuff on your website after uninstalling the plugin?
Yes, WordPress plugins can sometimes leave leftover data on your website after uninstalling them. It is another drawback to using WordPress plugins, besides security issues. (And it’s not just WordPress, but also other open source platforms like Magento, Drupal, and … Continue reading
What are the most common WordPress vulnerabilities?
WordPress, although widely used, is not particularly easy or user-friendly and can be susceptible to various security vulnerabilities. Here are some of the most common ones: Weak Passwords and Login Credentials: This tops the list because it applies not just … Continue reading
What are the latest requirements for a healthcare website?
Healthcare websites are an important tool for providing information and services to patients and healthcare providers. To be effective, healthcare websites must comply with the latest regulations, use secure technologies, and be accessible to all users. Let’s discuss the latest … Continue reading
Wix does not allow you to add SSL to your websites
With Google pushing for all websites to be hosted with SSL, to protect personal data and increase website security, Wix still does not allow you to add SSL to your website. It is currently a feature request their customers are … Continue reading
Facebook App for ‘Be Like Bill’ Meme Could Pose Security Risk To Your Computer
The “Be Like Bill” meme has been going viral through Facebook recently. They are pretty funny but by adding this Bobla Facebook app to create your own story/share it on Facebook, you could be unexpectedly also be exposing yourself to … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook Application, Technology in the News, Website Security
Tagged abc news, bbb, be like bill, bobla, facebook app, meme
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Fun Trivia: What does CAPTCHA stand for?
If you’re familiar with web design, you probably heard of CAPTCHA and that it’s used to reduce spam on online forms. As the capital letters denote, it does actually stand for something. That is, “completely automated public Turing test to tell … Continue reading
Should you get SSL for your website? Top 5 Reasons to go HTTPS, and Top 5 Drawbacks
Top 5 reasons to purchase SSL for your website, in David Letterman style, without the jokes lol: 5) Increased Google Ranking Earlier we wrote about how adding SSL may give you a bump up in your Google search engine ranking, … Continue reading
Posted in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Website Security
Tagged google ranking, http, https, seo, ssl
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Google Uses HTTPS (SSL) as a Website Ranking Signal
Last year in August, Google announced that it would use “HTTPS” as a ranking signal. HTTPS denotes that a website’s server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser … Continue reading
