Tag Archives: security
Don’t Be Foolish With Your Domain Name
Over my 5 years at LyntonWeb I’ve helped launch hundreds of new website, and that’s not an exaggeration. When launching a new site, you need to update the DNS to point the domain name to the new server (if there is one; there usually is for us). Wait, “what is DNS?”, you’re probably asking. DNS, or domain name…
5 Ways to Protect Your WordPress Site From Hackers
You may have heard that it’s been a busy week for WordPress hackers this past week. If you haven’t heard, it’s been a busy week for WordPress hackers this past week. ArsTechnica has reported that over 100,000 sites have been infected by these attacks. In under four days, three of my personal sites have had…
I Was Hacked! 7 Tips to Avoid Being Hacked on WordPress
Back in February I received a very troubling email. I use a security plugin called Wordfence for my personal WordPress sites. They notified me that I was likely hacked, moments after malicious code was inserted into my site. I jumped in to investigate without really know what I was doing. I logged onto my FTP and saw some…
What You Need to Know About the Heartbleed Vulnerability
You may have heard the term “Heartbleed” over the past few days relating to online security. If you didn’t, buckle up, it’s about to get real scary because it could affect anyone. Everyone. Even you. What is Heartbleed? Heartbleed (CVE-2014-0160) is a security vulnerability found in OpenSSL which is an open source library that is used by…
After Multiple Hacks, Twitter Needs Two-Step Verification
Earlier today, the official Twitter account of the Associate Press was hacked, and sent out tweets stating that there were explosions at the White House and that President Obama was injured. The report is not true, and the White House and President are fine. That tweet did more damage than falsely report a possible attack…
Don’t Be Like Burger King, Protect Your Online Identity From Hackers
A few months ago we blogged about passwords and security. It is such an important topic, that we posted a followup post a few days later. Well, it looks like the folks who run the Burger King Twitter account (caution, this link may contain profane language or images) missed that blog, because they got hacked yesterday at about…
How to Protect Yourself from a Website Outage
If you are a GoDaddy customer your website was probably down for part of, or all of Monday. The outage started around 12 PM Central on Monday, and lasted until 6 PM. Some users were affected even longer. This not only affected websites for thousands, possibly even millions, but also affected customers’ email. Imagine being without your business…
3 Ways to Secure SaaS Cloud-Based Content
Last week we told you a story about a man who had his accounts hacked and lost everything. We also gave you a few tips on how to protect yourself. A few days after the story broke about Mat Honan’s hacking, tech sites everywhere picked the story up. Luckily it got the attention of Amazon…
Protecting Yourself, Your Digital Life, and Your Business from Hackers
Each day, more and more people are putting their lives in the cloud. With the growing number of people using smart phones and tablets, this number will only continue to skyrocket. We are trusting our photographs and videos of our children and families, our email, our banking information, our lives and our businesses to the…