SCAM ALERT – Web Host Agents Solicitation Invoice
This email scam has been going around for a few years. I thought it had completely died out, but thanks to one of my clients who took the time to email me a copy of the letter …
A Website is Not a New Product
A lot of people think that what they are paying for when they get a new website is like any other product they buy. If there’s a problem with this “thing” after …
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Its most notable immediate impact is the “Do not sell my info” or “Do not sell my information” …
What is a Google Blacklist?
Every day Google adds thousands of websites to their blacklist due to malware on the site. Some of these sites were created solely for malicious purposes, however, most are …
Case Studies: XML-RPC Brute Force Attack and Hacked Website
Case Studies: XML-RPC Brute Force Attack and Hacked Website No website is 100% hack-proof. Nothing on the internet is 100% hack-proof. But that doesn’t mean you should give up …
Why Upgrade from PHP 5 to PHP 7
The primary reason to upgrade to PHP 7 is that PHP version 5 reached end-of-life (EOL) on January 1, 2019. This means that PHP 5 will stop receiving security updates by the …
Can You Tell if Your Website has been Hacked?
A Not-So-Nice Silent Partner! Earlier this month I restored a hacked website; Not an uncommon task as of late. What made this one unique was that there was no obvious …
Facebook Tracking Every Text You Send… Every Call You Make…
Facebook Has Been Tracking You… Even on Your Android Mark Zuckerberg and company have been spying on Facebook’s billion-plus users for years. In fact, their entire …
What is Google’s Mobile-First Indexing?
Shortly before the holidays, Google made a major announcement in regards to the future of search results. In short, Google will be breaking away from the traditional desktop …
SCAM ALERT – “Domain Name Search Engine Registration”
Time to revisit the topic of the Domain Name Search Engine Registration scam once again, since I’ve had a few emails forwarded to me this month from clients asking …
Can WordPress Plugins Actually be a Security Risk?
WordPress plugins play a big part in customizing your website. Without plugins your site would be like having a TV that only gets the basic free channels. If you wanted to, …
Using Digital Marketing to Increase Sales
Digital marketing today is evolving so rapidly it can feel hard to keep up with the twists and turns. Today one strategy is recommended and tomorrow it is something else. Yet …