A guest post submitted by Robert Nelson Recently Homeland Security announced that JAVA had a weakness in Java Security that would allow installation of malicious software or malware. The mere fact that any US government agency would do so is rare. This Java exploit problem affects all PCs, so it … Read more about Java Exploit and How to Disable Java
3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer
A guest post submitted by Paul Taubman 3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer! If you check the Search Engines everyday, you will find at least a story or two about websites and hackers. Unfortunately, hackers like to break into websites, usually cause some damage, and then just … Read more about 3 Easy Things that You Can Do To Make Your Website Safer
How I Got Hacked – A True Story by Dan Morris
A True Story of a Hacked WordPress Blog A guest post submitted by Dan Morris I've got an extremely important message for you today. I need you to know this in your heart so it never happens to you. I got hacked this week making all my sites, including my clients' sites go down and appear as having … Read more about How I Got Hacked – A True Story by Dan Morris
How To Secure An Online Business When You Buy
Secure an online business: The things you absolutely need for your pre-purchase checklist for the best security by Debra Lloyd You've probably heard the old saying "there's plenty of ways to skin a cat"! Well there are also many ways to start an online business. You can start from scratch and build, … Read more about How To Secure An Online Business When You Buy
Managing Your Passwords with PassPack
In our line of work as Blog Consultants, data security is a top priority. It protects our company, as well our blog clients. Malicious attacks, Trojans, spyware, malware and viruses put the data at risk if we don't take the necessary steps to protect it. Protecting our client's WordPress or Hosting … Read more about Managing Your Passwords with PassPack
Update To WordPress 3.0.5 Now To Avoid Potential Security Breach
On Monday February 7, 2011, WordPress has released an important update. Quoting from WordPress.org ... "WordPress 3.0.5 is now available and is a security hardening update for all previous WordPress versions. This security release is required if you have any untrusted user accounts, but it also … Read more about Update To WordPress 3.0.5 Now To Avoid Potential Security Breach
S.O.S. – Safe Online Shopping for the holiday season
Here comes another holiday shopping season coming at us like a runaway train. It seems like every year the merchants get the decorations and promotions out earlier. With the economy the way it is, who can blame them? But we must be extra careful this time of year, both in the mall parking lot AND … Read more about S.O.S. – Safe Online Shopping for the holiday season
Teen Hacker Challenges My Thinking
"I didn’t mean it." "We were just goofing around." "I didn’t think." How often have we heard these answers from kids when confronted with that age-old parental demand…? "What were you thinking?!" Recently this question was asked by Sydney (AFP) to a 17-year-old Melbourne boy whose hacker behavior … Read more about Teen Hacker Challenges My Thinking