The Security Problem Security practices are often overlooked (even ignored) in many small to mid-sized businesses today. Employees put company data, trade secrets, client info, and much more at risk everyday and are not even aware that they are doing it. From logging in to email and company resources from free Wi-Fi at a coffee shop to not locking down their hardware at … [Read more...]
Slides From WordCamp Atlanta
Thank you so much to those of you who attended my talk on "WordPress Security - Beyond The Plugins". To those who attended these slides will make sense. To those who missed it, you may be able get some benefit from the slides but I rarely put like 1000 bullet points in my presentations because people hate that. Instead, I use images and stories to get my point across. If … [Read more...]
Is Your Small Business Website Vulnerable To Hackers?
In short - YES! For starters, consider the following: Here's an example of how long it will take a hacker to hack a sample password (similar to what you may be using right now) Password example: child -- can be hacked instantly! <<--See that? INSTANTLY!!!!! child00 -- can be hacked in 19 seconds childname --- can be hacked in 22 minutes ChilD$n@mE--- can be … [Read more...]
How to Choose a Website Design Company for your Small Business
What to look for in a website development company? Times have changed. They’ve actually gotten simpler. Once upon a time, it made sense to have a professional website company design a scratch site for your business and wait 6 months to a year for it to come to fruition. Once upon a time it made sense to have discussion after discussion about look, feel, content, and … [Read more...]