In honor of Data Privacy Day, the full ebook of lol...OMG! What every student needs to know about online reputation management, digital citizenship and cyberbullying, by Matt Ivester (regularly $9.99) is being made available for FREE from January 27 through January 30! Limited Offer! Hurry and Grab … Read more about In honor of Data Privacy Day, the full ebook of lol…OMG!
Just received an email on January 22, 2012 from Carla McNeil about a new Facebook scam that she was hit with today. While chatting with a friend on Facebook, she received this information in her chat window: WARNING: Your account is reported to have violated the policies that are considered … Read more about Facebook Scam: Chat Warning – Reconfirm Your Information
In the past few months, we've fixed numerous hacked WordPress blogs that were installed prior to the fall of 2011 with one thing in common: one-click installs with outdated Timthumb scripts. If you've had your WordPress site up for a while you need to check it for any timthumb backdoor … Read more about DreamHost One-Click WordPress Installed Timthumb Vulnerability and Security Risks
DreamHost has issued a security warning to all customers as of January 20, 2012 at 9:25am Pacific Time. Last night we detected some unauthorized activity within one of our databases. While we don’t have evidence that customer passwords were taken at this time, we’re forcing a change out of caution. … Read more about DreamHost Security Issue: Change Shell/FTP Passwords Now
Data Privacy Day is January 28, 2012 Privacy is our shared responsibility! Do your part. Participate in Data Privacy Day by educating students or parents, training employees, hosting an event or sponsoring DPD. In honor of Data Privacy Day, here are 5 tips on how you can keep your data safe: Have a … Read more about Data Privacy Day – January 28, 2012
One of the first steps to your WordPress security is using a strong password for your WordPress blogs. In addition, you must also use strong passwords anywhere else you log-in online, including your gmail, Twitter, Facebook, bank, PayPal etc. Your passwords need to be unique (never use the same one … Read more about LastPass Security Incident – Are You Storing Your WordPress Passwords?
UPDATE: We have received another Skype alert. On October 8, 2012 a new virus affecting Skype users was discovered and it’s being reported all over the Web, including CNET, and Mashable. We have had reports from people receiving malicious Skype messages from their business partners, and even their … Read more about Skype Scam Alert – Fake Virus Call from System Alert
SC Magazine Honors Go Daddy as "Best Security Team" SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 16, 2011) Many people know about Go Daddy's reputation for racy Super Bowl commercials, but few know the world's top *Web hosting provider is also a powerhouse when it comes to keeping people safe on the Internet - … Read more about Go Daddy Online Security Team Wins Global Award For Excellence