Hacking

WHOIS is an important feature that can keep your information safe and secure online. In an attempt to prevent fraudulent domain name registrations, you are asked to provide a mailing address. In fact, you will be asked to supply addresses … Continued

The power, simplicity and low cost of the WordPress content management system has seen it go on to become the world’s most popular web platform. Some estimates suggest that nearly 60% of all websites are now built using WordPress. But, easy to … Continued

SSL certificates have long been the ‘gold standard’ for website protection. The site of a padlock icon in the browser bar is the universal sign of trust that a website is protected against interception by hackers, and that any data … Continued

Just like every year that has preceded it, 2014 has had a number of serious online security events which hold valuable lessons for us all. Here are the top 5: 1. The iCloud Breach Several celebrities faced extreme embarrassment after … Continued

The Property Crime Unit (Pipcu) division of the City of London Police is celebrating news of a new round of funding that will guarantee its existence until at least 2016. The £3 million funding will be used to help the … Continued

For a short period last week headlines were dominated by the news that several female celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence, had been the victims of a hack which stole compromising pictures from their iCloud accounts and published them online. So what … Continued

Passwords “hacks” are common place.  As a web host, we see email highjacking, and cracked admin logins to things like WordPress and Joomla almost on a daily basis.  Most are down to bad passwords!  No surprise really – in light … Continued