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Category Archives: Website Security
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
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
Posted in Domain Names, Web Hosting, Website Security
Tagged .htaccess, alphabet, domain name, domain redirect, google, naked domain, non-www, security, twitter, website speed, www
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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
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 Compare Website Builders, 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
Why Posting Your Email Address Attracts Spam 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, … Continue reading
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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