GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin

If you have this plugin on your WordPress website then please update to version 1.8.3 immediately. This version has a security patch to an XSS vulnerability found on Feb 8, 2020. Stay Safe!

Do You Own your Website ?

I came across something this week which I just had to share. Whilst trying to help someone out I discovered that they had no access to the admin area of their website and NO RIGHTS whatsoever to any of the software that they had paid a lot of money for. It transpired that their website development company had built the …

Why having broken weblinks are so bad

Dead hyperlinks on websites are not just annoying – their existence may cause some real damage to your online business as well as to your reputation in the Internet! Because of that a web-site may: Lose some of the existing customer base (current users sooner or later will get frustrated enough to never come back) Get problems with getting new …

Credit Card Charges

Credit card surcharges banned from Saturday 13th January There are some important changes to the law regarding surcharges. From the 13th January 2018, the Payment Services Regulation 2017 comes into effect This regulation implements the EU Payment Services Directive II (PSD2) which has the aim of setting out a common legal framework for businesses and consumers when making and receiving …

The WPSetup Attack: New Campaign Targets Fresh WordPress Installs

Attackers scan for the following URL: /wp-admin/setup-config.php This is the setup URL that new installations of WordPress use. If the attacker finds that URL and it contains a setup page, it indicates that someone has recently installed WordPress on their server but has not yet configured it. At this point, it is very easy for an attacker to take over …

Take the Small Business Performance Test

15 Ways to Improve your Business performance. Are you at risk from Hacking? How Secure is your Website? Are you easily found in searches? Would you like to increase your Sales or Services? FIND OUT NOW

How Secure is Your Hosting?

Hosting security is extremely important. What would happen if  your website went down because the number of simultaneous guests started growing? How easy is it for hackers to get in?  Does your hosting package make sure viruses don’t get into your system? These days, there are plenty of unethical systems and companies eager to use your emails for spamming and your website …