I often bang on about keeping your WordPress website updated, sometimes I feel like a bit of a stuck record but emails like the one below serve to remind us why its so important. The details below came from an email send to me by WordFence a firewall plugin I tend to...
Scam : The social security administration office
On Saturday morning I received a twitter notification saying I had a new follower. It was someone I had met at a few events but not someone I knew particularly well. A few minutes later I got a message.... Nothing suspicious so far. So I replied... as you do. At this...
Scam : We have received a request for the registration of the website
A client had just forwarded this email on to me asking for advice, the YourDomain.com was his domain and the .net variation he did not own. Dear Sir/Madam, We have received a request for the registration of the website www.YourDomain.net Our system shows that you are...
Why you need https (a green padlock)
Hi, You are probably here because I have told you that you need https (The little green padlock) on your website, Traditionally it was just something we expected on banking or eCommerce but these days there is not really any excuse, It protects you, your customers,...
I will directly come to the point. I do know ********** is your pass word.
A client of mine has just received the following email, the asterisks hide a genuine password that the client used and the bitcoin address of the scumbag who sent the email. I will directly come to the point. I do know ********** is your pass word. Moreover, I know...
Do you need a secure website(SSL)?
I came across this tweet the other day and it got me thinking, The response from Halifax was fairly standard, If you are not submitting information to a website, ie filling in a form or logging in you shouldn't worry about SS, The little padlock in the address...