Recently a few clients have received a small number of emails from their website contact forms that are not from real people. These emails are spam, and should simply be deleted. But, if you would like to add a layer of extra security/difficulty to your website forms, then I can help. Let me know if
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As a flymedia client with a WordPress website & managed updates, you don’t need to watch this, because I’m doing it for you. If you have chosen to do your WordPress updates yourself, I advise you watch this video. Last week we emailed a small group of our customers asking them to contribute questions for
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You have probably noticed the gradual increase in the number of ads over the past two years selling “cyber insurance,” or insurance that covers a hack. The market for this kind of insurance has been growing. According to a 2017 Deloitte report on cyber insurance, the market is currently $1.5 to $3 billion dollars in
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Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering Read this… It turns out that just asking is often the easiest way in. Source: Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering
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This is what can happen if you use the same passwords over and over Police told Kristy Jasper that fraudsters may have been able to steal from her because she had the same password for 12 online accounts. Read the flymedia ‘how to make a good password’ page here. or read the full article by
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In case you haven’t noticed, we’re on a rapid march towards a “secure by default” web when it comes to protecting traffic. For example, back in Feb this year, 20% of the Alexa Top 1 Million sites were forcing the secure scheme: These figures are from Scott Helme’s biannual report Source: Troy Hunt: Life Is
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You can drastically improve your website security by using WordPress security best practices. In this post, we cover how to secure your WordPress site. Source: 7 WordPress Security Best Practices
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Because of its incredible popularity as a platform, WordPress enjoys a sizable, generous community of users that spend their time sharing information, resources, tips and insights with other WordPress users online. Understandably, online security is at the forefront of concerns for many site owners, and a lot of the online conversation about WordPress centers around
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This is a Wordfence public service security announcement for all users of Chrome and Firefox web browsers: There is a phishing attack that is receiving much attention today in the security community. As a reminder: A phishing attack is when an attacker sends you an email that contains a link to a malicious website. You click on
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By: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Source: How to Use — and Why You Need — Let’s Encrypt More Than Ever
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