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Category Archives: Website Security
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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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? A system is only as strong as its weakest link. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use WordPress for any part of your website – it just means you need to use it carefully, correctly, and smartly (yes, … Continue reading
LinkedIn, eHarmony social networking sites hacked, passwords leaked, poor security
LinkedIn, a popular professional social networking website, and eHarmony, a paid subscription social networking dating site, both confirmed Wednesday their sites have been hacked. The breach in the database security was found when the hacker(s) posted the list of 8 million … Continue reading
Wild Apricot membership website builder review – Paid SEO, Security Issues, Lack of Flexibility
Wild Apricot targets non profit organizations, clubs, and associations wanting an easy and affordable website builder they can use to organize events and register members – i.e. a membership management software / website builder. But how affordable is the website … Continue reading
Posted in Compare Website Builders, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Hosting, Website Security
Tagged flexibility, membership management software, membership website, membership website builder, price, security issues, seo, web hosting, web hosting choice, website builder software, Wild Apricot
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