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On May 3, 1978, the first spam message was sent via email. The culprit was Gary Thuerk, which sent propaganda material to 293 different addresses on what was then ARPANET (the precursor to the Internet, developed within the US Department of Defense).

The material sent contained an advertisement for new computers from DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation). Recipients of the initial spam were upset, but the whole promotion still led to an increase in sales of these computers. The name SPAM for such messages comes from a sketch by Monty Python, where it referred to a kind of canned dish, similar to a meat breakfast, that appears as an ingredient in all dishes in a restaurant.

Today, electronic spam accounts for 80-85% of all global email traffic. The leading spam generator in the world is the US (13.21%), followed by China (11.25%), Vietnam (9.85%), India (7.02%) and Germany (5.66%).

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What is File Sharing? It is the act of allowing two or more people who have been given access to the same file to share that file with other people.

There are many ways that you can put your personal or business information at risk when using the Internet. One of the most common ways is through email. Anyone can send an email message to another person without them ever knowing it came from you. Using a free email account for important communications is not recommended. Instead, you should consider another form of communication, such as by phone or face-to-face.

If someone else is monitoring the emails going out from that account, they can see all the email addresses you are sending messages to. This will give them a link to click on to find out who you are and send you an email message. This is called a “phishing” attack and is a very serious form of identity theft.

The more information you reveal about yourself, the more the identity thief knows about you. We have all seen or heard about the news reports about identity theft. Identity theft and credit score ruin have happened to people. For some, their lives have been completely ruined by identity theft.

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Running WordPress or any other CMS (content management system) without adequate security is like owning a warehouse and leaving the key under the rug for thieves. However, despite security, hacking is turning into new reality for a lot of internet entrepreneurs, content producers, and marketers.

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WordPress is a popular platform that simplifies the work of web developers using various website building tools. For many website owners, Internet security is the number one priority to protect their websites from security breaches. Several myths surround WordPress security. These myths actually do little to protect your website. (more…)

Why is website security important? Internet security is a key component of web design and development. Security issues can deter users from a website and cast a shadow of doubt on your brand. Website security protects your information and reputation, your visitors expect it, and Google likes it. Do not forget this, ever… (more…)

What is web scraping? The term scraping literally means “to scrape”; in the context of the Web, it refers to a technique of searching, extracting, structuring, and cleaning data to publish information contained in formats of the Web environment that cannot be reused, such as tables created in HTML (a different type of scraping than Web is used to capture data from PDF).

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As of June 1, a QR code will be required at the entrance to locked rooms to verify a person’s Covid status, meaning officially these certificates will be called “digital green certificates”. What is a QR code and how can you read it?

Barcodes play an important role in today’s world, which is all about speed and precision. There are few better ways to quickly classify hundreds of thousands of products, track inventory and warehouse organization, and other potential applications in industry and beyond. Barcodes are nothing more than an optical representation of data that can be read by computers or other devices (barcodes are read by a scanner and interpreted by appropriate software). (more…)

What is HTTP? HTTP is an application protocol for transferring web documents. It’s the language that governs how you and your users experience the web. Sure, it may sound like technical mumbo jumbo, but understanding what HTTP is and how it works will help you optimize your website for better performance, security, and search engine friendliness. (more…)

If you ask the average user of a web hosting service how many usernames and passwords he uses for various accounts, subscriptions, and the like, he will probably take some time before answering you. Even then, he may not give you an answer to that question because he won’t immediately introduce you to all the services he uses that require a username and password. This is the nature of today’s modern life, where it is normal to have a whole range of digital computers protected by passwords. (more…)

Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are designed to protect websites from common web application attacks, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and buffer overflows. A web application firewall is something that sits between your web server and the Internet, protecting you from hackers. It has become an essential tool in the arsenal of modern web security professionals. (more…)

What are nulled WordPress themes and plugins? Nulled WordPress themes and plugins are pirated paid WordPress themes and plugins that are unethically distributed on the Internet. People who redistribute overwritten elements claim that WordPress and all derivative works (like plugins and themes) under the GPL license and copying and redistributing them is perfectly fine. That claim is on the line. Not only do good WordPress companies lose money, but it also compromises the security and integrity of all the websites using rewritten WordPress themes and plugins. Yes, these rewritten themes and plugins are often the reason for hacking attacks on your websites. (more…)

So, you’ve been hacked? You’re not alone. It’s a common problem that many of us face. The first thing you should do is take a deep breath and relax. This is not the end of the world. Once you have calmed down, you can take the next step and start getting your website back on track. 56% of WordPress websites are infected with one or more security vulnerabilities, according to some research. (more…)

Internet visitors are often concerned about the prevalence of unsolicited email (spam), viruses, advertisements, and pornography. To somehow deal with malicious content, many online services have started to create lists of sites (blacklists) that contain such content. Users of these services are protected from similar content on the web by blocking access to pages that contain it. (more…)

The world of hacking has changed a lot. While it used to be just a matter of curiosity for people who wanted to see how far they could get by breaking into someone’s computer, it has become a lucrative profession. Today, you could probably call it “an industry”. WordPress is the most popular blogging platform on the web, powering more than 60 million websites. There are two main ways WordPress sites get hacked: through brute force attempts to crack weak passwords, or by uploading malware that can infect your visitors.

It may surprise you to learn that hackers don’t always target the content on your WordPress site. In fact, they may not care at all. In this article, we’ll show you why hackers hack WordPress sites and how they can make money from it. (more…)

First of all, you need to understand that attacks will happen no matter how big or small you think your site is. Hackers take advantage of common vulnerabilities and perform hacks on a large scale, hoping to succeed on as many websites as possible. Hackers use automated bots to scan the internet for websites with security vulnerabilities and hack wherever there is an opportunity. Millions of users can be affected by a vulnerable website.

Hackers don’t usually target a specific website. They tend to create programs that identify vulnerabilities in WordPress sites. (more…)

Is WordPress secure? It can be said that WordPress is secure as long as the people using it take care of security to the best of their ability. Only if they follow all the security steps properly, like including secure themes and plugins, updating the website when needed, etc., they can be sure that their website is secure.

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What is malware and what is viruses for websites? Why WordPress websites are under attack? Why it is better way to protect your website against hacks rather than spending time removing malware? And what practice are suits best if hack happened? What tools you may use to solve your issues and why? (more…)

What is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and what does it do? How it works? And why you need it for your website? What metodology and best practices? An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can alert you to a security breach or intrusion as soon as it occurs, giving you time to take action to prevent further damage. (more…)

Here is the article that cover a real big problem for today, about the shared hosting industry. Security vendors for today are trying to clarify shared hosting aspects to the community, in terms of website security. So here is our contribution in bringing this issue to the community. (more…)

Your website redirects you to a malicious or fraud resource? And automatic tools can’t fix that? Well, it looks you need to check website database tables. (more…)