Security

Sometimes the difference between security and compromise comes down to a single click - and a healthy dose of suspicion. And it's because scammers are getting increasingly sophisticated with their phishing attempts. It's to the point where even following standard security best practices isn't enough to protect you. Case in point: last week's near-successful phishing attack on Zach Latta.

Cloudflare just released their “2024 Year in Review” report – a detailed document that dives into the key trends and patterns shaping the web over the past year. I’ll be honest with you, it’s my first time paying attention to this report, but I’m really fascinated by the insights that they’ve been able to deliver. It’s an opportunity for all of us (website owners) to explore the forces behind the internet as we use it every day, and perhaps walk into 2025 a little more prepared.

Trying to decide between Sucuri vs Wordfence vs MalCare? These three are some of the most popular solutions for improving your WordPress site’s security. But while all are focused on making your site more secure, they approach WordPress security in slightly different ways.

Maintaining a healthy website without access to WordPress maintenance services can be challenging. From performing updates and backups to fixing common WordPress errors, you may find yourself struggling to stay on top of everything and ensure that your site keeps running smoothly.

A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is one of the best ways to take down a site fast. For a site owner, it’s devastating. For the attack, it can be a ‘cheap’ computational way to cause chaos to an unsuspecting site. We’d bet that you don’t want to be the malicious user in this case, so we’re going to teach you how to stop a DDoS attack.

Looking for the best website security check tool? Want to make sure that your website is safe and doesn’t suffer from any potential vulnerabilities that might cause issues in the future? You’re in the right place.

You’ve seen it pop up while browsing or building a website. You know it enables some sort of security. It’s those “HTTPS” letters at the beginning of a webpage URL. But what does HTTPS do, exactly?

Looking for the best password manager to keep your login credentials safe? If you’re reading this post, you probably don’t need me to tell you that it’s a scary world out there when it comes to digital security. In fact, if you use the same password on multiple sites, it’s probably been leaked already, putting you at digital risk.

Whether you know it or not, a lot of your personal information is collected on the internet. Most websites and apps are tracking you to learn about your behavior and preferences for marketing purposes. If you value your privacy, this may not be a trade-off you’re willing to make.

Looking for a safe place to backup and store all your digital data? This post will help you get started. Here, we’ll look closely at five of the best online cloud backup services to check out where they shine and where they fall short.