It Happens to All Of Us
You are just about to head out the door for an important meeting and you say to yourself, "Let me take two minutes and update that plugin." You start to do so and BAM! The Server crashes. You do not…
Your Customers’ Trust In You Is At Stake
A few days ago I received an email containing an invoice. I had never done business with the company, so it appears bogus. I tried to visit the company's website and got the above notice. This is how you lose…
The Security of Your Cellphone Number is More Important Than You Think
You might think that your Social Security number or bank account numbers are the most sensitive numbers you have. Wrong. Think Again. On almost every website where you have an account, if you forget your password the website will offer…
PHP 5.6 Security Support Ends 12/31/2018 – Are You Prepared?
If your website is running on PHP version 5.6 you should be aware that security-related support for PHP version 5.6 ends 12/31/2018. After that date, no new security patches will be released for newly-discovered security vulnerabilities. If you are in…
Hackers Waste No Time Exploiting GDPR Plugin Vulnerability
On November 8, a security vulnerability was discovered in the plugin 'WP GDPR Compliance'. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) compliance is a hot issue and many websites rushed to comply. (We brought our clients into GDPR compliance months earlier using…
Your Worst Nightmare
Imagine having to send this letter to all your customers (This is an actual letter I received from an online company I ordered product from): On July 12, 2018, we were informed by a credit card network that numerous XXXXXX…
Defective Plugin Takes Down Website
It happened again this morning. If you are reading this post it has probably happened to you. The WordPress dashboard says there is a new version of one of your plugins. You click on that "update now" link. Within seconds,…
They Are Coming For Your Website, And They Know Your Password
The Yahoo data breach exposed usernames and passwords for 3 Billion accounts A May 2014 cyberattack of eBay exposed 145 million user credentials The Equifax data breach exposed the personal information of 143 million consumers 110 million people’s information was…
WordPress 4.8’s Updated Text Widget Contains a Trap for the Unwary
Short-But-Technical Version: If you have elements like onmouseover, onmouseout, and onclick in IMG tags in your text widgets they will get stripped out when you update your WordPress to version 4.8. Long Version: In WordPress version 4.8, the text widget…
Google Docs Phishing – BEWARE!!
An evil phishing worm masquerading as "Google Docs" is roaming the internet. It sends you an e-mail claiming to be from a friend or relative who wants to share a document with you. Clicking on the "Open in Docs" button asked you…