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All about Online Plagiarism The Threat of Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious and growing problem on the Web. At any moment, anyone in the world can copy your online content and instantly paste it onto their own site. After making minor changes, they will claim your content as their own. The Web is built on the hard work of honest people who... How small sites can get hacked If you think your site will not be hacked since it's too small to matter, reconsider. This is an incorrect and unsafe assumption that a lot of small businesses take until it is too late. Many site owners think that hackers are only interested in popular, highly-ranked websites. They are wrong. In terms of... How to Protect Against Brute Force Attacks Every day, there are announcements about how easy it is to be hacked and how much of your data may already be in the hands of cyber-criminals. Malware, ransomware, data breaches, viruses - these are words that we hear all the time and are the kind of problems that make IT experts nervous. A strategy to gain access... Protect your passwords and account access Your Client Area, hosting panel, email accounts and website administration may use different credentials. Protect each account with its own password and use the sign-in address intended for that service. Create and protect your passwords Use a long, unique password generated by a trusted password manager, or a long... Set up and maintain HTTPS on your website HTTPS protects communication between a browser and the server it connects to using TLS. It limits interception and modification of data in transit. This is useful for public pages as well as forms and signed-in areas. A valid certificate lets the browser check the server's identity for the requested name. It does... Should you block ICMP traffic? Blocking all ICMP traffic can disrupt normal networking. A suitable policy distinguishes messages required for communication, permitted diagnostics and traffic that belongs only on the local network. ICMP does more than pingPing can help check reachability, but a missing response does not prove that a website is... Suspected account or website compromise: what to do first A page changed without your approval, an unfamiliar administrator or an unexpected change to recovery details deserves prompt investigation. A failed login or an isolated alert does not, however, confirm a compromise. The aim is to limit unwanted access, preserve useful information and organize recovery with the... Website flagged as dangerous: investigate the warning and request a review A dangerous-site warning can stop visitors from reaching your pages or trusting your business. The next steps are to understand the warning, address its cause and follow the reporting provider’s review process. Moving hosting, buying a certificate or hiding the message does not replace that work. Identify the exact... What to do if your WordPress Website was Hacked Unexpected redirects, an unauthorized administrator account or a security alert may indicate a compromise. Login problems, a slow site or a traffic drop can also have other causes. Record the symptoms before drawing conclusions and coordinate the response with the person responsible for the site. 1. Preserve useful...