Category Archives: Website Security

Why use “WWW” for your website?

You have 2 options for the url display of your website – with the “www” in the beginning, or without the “www”, otherwise known as a “naked domain”.  That terminology itself might persuade you to lean towards the “www” version for your website, and … Continue reading

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Jimmy Kimmel hacks your passwords by just asking, lol

How strong are your internet passwords?  Are they easy to guess, contain information you have posted on social media sites?  In this hilarious video, Jimmy Kimmel shows viewers how easy it is to hack someone’s internet password.  It is actually … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer security patch, for Windows XP too

Microsoft has just released a security patch to fix the major security bug that was reported for Internet Explorer (IE) this previous weekend.  And they included Windows XP too, since the security flaw was found so close to its end … Continue reading

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Internet Explorer bug, Use Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox to avoid hacking

UPDATE: Microsoft releases Internet Explorer security patch, for Windows XP too If you are using Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE), the U.S. Department of Homeland security is advising you to switch to another web browser until Microsoft releases a fix for a … Continue reading

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PhotoShelter, Zenfolio, Squarespace et al. lack photo and download security

You’re a photographer, artist, or designer.  You want to create a website showcasing your work.  Perhaps you want to sell digital photo downloads and add some income to your business.  What you don’t want is your images being copied/pasted elsewhere … Continue reading

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How to reduce your website spam with a Contact Form vs Posted Email Address

Spiders are not just the lovable daddy long legs like on “Honey I shrunk the Kids”, or the creepy crawlers that give you the puffed up eye lid morning present.  On the internet, they are used to “scrape” emails off … Continue reading

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When do you need a secured server, i.e. SSL certificate for your website?

UPDATE: Get more info/updated recommendations on SSL in the newer blog post, Should you get SSL for your website? Top 5 Reasons to go HTTPS, and Top Drawbacks You don’t need to know that SSL for websites stands for Secure Sockets Layer.  … Continue reading

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Can’t access your website? Prompted with a “Download” link on your own website?

You can’t access your website –  instead of your website being displayed you are prompted with a “Download” bar/link on your own website.   If you have just changed web hosts or your website has recently gotten hacked/cleaned up this could … Continue reading

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Joomla website keeps getting hacked? Do this.

There has been a rash of brute force login attacks on not only WordPress blogs and websites as discussed in the previous post, but also Joomla websites.  Of course we would say a great solution would be to switch to … Continue reading

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How to avoid brute force login attacks on your WordPress blog or website

If your WordPress blog or website has been hacked numerous times and you have followed all of the tips on securing it, there is one other thing you can do – limit which ips (i.e. computers/internet connections) can login to … Continue reading

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