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Category Archives: Website Security
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
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
Posted in Technology in the News, Website Security
Tagged bug fix, internet explorer, microsoft, mozilla firefox, safari, security patch, windows xp
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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
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
Posted in Website Builder Software Comparison, Website Security
Tagged artist website, artist website builder, batch watermarking, design website builder, designer website, download access, photo security, photo watermarking, photography website, photography website builder, photoshelter, portfolio website builder, secure digital downloads, secure downloads, squarespace, website security, zenfolio, zenfolio vs photoshelter
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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
Posted in General, Website Security
Tagged contact form, email address, email scraping, mailing lists, scraping, spam, spammers, spiders, website security
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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
Posted in Web Hosting, Website Security
Tagged secure server, secured server, ssl, ssl certificate, web hosting, web hosting add-on
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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
Posted in Troubleshooting, Website Security
Tagged .htaccess, can't access website, download prompt, website fix, website hacked
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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
Posted in Website Security
Tagged joomla, joomla hacked, joomla security, secure website, website hacked
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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
Posted in Website Security
Tagged secure website, secure wordpress, security tips, WordPress, wordpress hacked
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Why do WordPress websites and blogs get hacked so much?
The short answer follows the saying that something is only as strong as the weakest link. Doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use WordPress, just that you should use it carefully, correctly, and smartly, even if you think that is not a … Continue reading
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