Understanding Malware: How It Works, Attack, And Infect A Computer
Malware is derived from two words “malicious” and “software” combined together into a single word. This often masks itself into other forms whereas it could look and sound legit and convincing to attract you to voluntarily accept to infiltrate a computer system. Since the 1970s, malware has been a threat to many individuals and organizations […]
How Far Has WordPress Come In The Past Decade
WordPress is the most popular website builder on the Internet today. Nearly one third of all websites are built using the platform and if you have a website from Nicely Done Sites chances are yours was too. WordPress has made webbuilding easy to do allowing novices to build their own site and for more advanced […]
What Do I Need To Do To Secure My Ecommerce Site?
One of the most important considerations regarding an ecommerce website, if not the most important, is the security of the site. In today’s age where it seems like there have been so many data breaches that we’ve become numb to them it may seem like a daunting task to secure a website from malicious actors […]
Microsoft warning Windows users not to install Chrome or Firefox
Do you use Windows? Probably. Do you use Edge? Probably not. That is something that has troubled Microsoft for awhile and the problem predates Edge going back to Internet Explorer. While Edge has been a dramatic improvement other browsers like Chrome or Firefox have surpassed it, not only in features and usability but in performance […]
Ransomeware targeting robots
If you have never been hit with a ransomware attack consider yourself lucky. These attacks cost the victim a great deal of time, money and frustration as they deal with it and in some cases there is no resolution. This has hit many people’s computers and has also spread to people’s phones and now it […]
How important are security updates for my website
On Black Friday in November 2016 a hacker locked the fare terminals of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and demanded a ransom of $73,000 in exchange for unlocking the terminals. The agency restored their systems and were back up and running the next day but the damage was done. Not only did they […]
How often should a website be updated?
There are only two constants in the world, death and taxes. Everything else will change over time, streets are repaved, the roof on your house will need to be replaced, your car will need new tires and your website will need to be redesigned. Technology is of course the catalyst behind a change to your […]
The Importance of Staying Up-to-Date with WordPress Core and Plugin Updates
Updates Happen It is annoying when Microsoft or whatever antivirus program pops up and tell you that updates need to be installed and your computer needs to be restarted. It is an inconvenience at the very least and one that as a business owner you cannot afford to deal with during the work day. But […]