3 Strategies to follow when your website is failing

Taken from an article by BY SPLINTERTEAL on www.webdesignerdepot.com. It states the obvious just a little – build a clear, simple website – test it thoroughly – watch the webstats (or similar) to see if you have got it right, but the detail is of interest. 3 STRATEGIES TO FOLLOW WHEN YOUR SITE IS FAILING It’s […]

Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

This article was written by by John E Dunn and taken from https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/ It’s another good reason why at home we don’t install things that we don’t actually need and at work its “no unauthorized installations of anything at all. Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome […]

Bug in WordPress plugin

The following article is taken from ZD net – and shows how we keep up to date on WordPress vulnerabilities – although we have never used the named products. Bug in WordPress plugin can let hackers wipe up to 200,000 sites Same bug can also let attackers gain access to the admin account. WordPress site […]

Emotet: Crimeware you need to be aware of

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Emotet continues to be among the most costly and destructive malware threats affecting state, local, and territorial governments and its impact is felt across both the private and public sectors. First identified as a banking Trojan in 2014 by Trend Micro, Emotet is often downplayed by network […]

Phishing scams are costing us more than ever. This trick is most likely to catch you out

Scammers are still getting big payouts from business email compromise attacks – but almost two thirds of attacks involve a much simpler scheme – taken from ZDnet.com. Businesses are losing over $700m a month to cyber criminals because employees are falling victim to phishing attacks, business email compromise campaigns and gift card scams – and the […]

DDoS Attacks: What WordPress Users Need to Know

  We hear a lot about “denial of Service” attacks where hoards of bots take down your site and leave your server gasping for air.  B. J. Keaton explains it beautifully and the following article is entirely his and borrowed from the Elegant Themes blog. Anyone running any sort of online enterprise should be wary […]