Let’s Go Phishing phishing – /ˈfiSHiNG/ The fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers – Oxford Dictionary Security experts agree that phishing is one of the leading security risks faced by businesses […]
Improving YourEmail Security The most common way viruses, ransomware, spyware, or other malware appear on a company’s computer is via e-mail The technology surrounding email is old and was developed well before sophisticated hacking became prevalent. Email can trace its roots back to ARPANET, a project funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. This research
Learning Hard Lessons from Copyright Mistakes Website owners are legally responsible for content that they publish Creating original image content for a website can be a real challenge. It is easy to rely on stock images, but that carries with it licensing fees which may be reoccurring and unexpected. There are sites that offer “free”
Leveraging Search Engine Business Listings Clients fail to claim their locations using free tools provided by search engines In a previous blog post, I discussed the Five Mistakes New Clients Are Making. The second item on that list was not claiming your business using the tools provided by Google, Bing, and Apple. Back in the
Regain Control Over Your Infrastructure A crisis is never a good time to be searching for login credentials About a month ago a client called me in a panic asking me if I had the login credentials to their web hosting account. They were desperately trying to solve a website problem and no one knew
The Five Biggest Mistakes My New Clients Are Making Interacting with new clients is one of the most rewarding parts of doing my job. I enjoy getting to know people, their business, their clients, and the daily challenges that they face. It is gratifying to solve serious problems with a clients infrastructure and seeing them
