How to Keep Your Website Secure and Up-to-Date: Resources

Thank you to the Michigan Bed and Breakfast Association for inviting me to speak today about how to keep your website secure and up-to-date.

My webinar focused on steps every website owner can take to safeguard their site, through a combination of: Continue reading How to Keep Your Website Secure and Up-to-Date: Resources

Do Your Homework Before Sharing Your Personal Info on a Website

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Last week, several of my Twitter friends kept sharing the same tweet about a new website.

They were excited and suggested their Twitter followers take a look at it, and potentially get involved.

After the fifth time I saw the same tweet, I finally checked the website myself.

The mission sounded interesting: sharing personal stories from people around the country. Continue reading Do Your Homework Before Sharing Your Personal Info on a Website

Is Your Website Secure? Websites Hacked Report Review

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When the phone rang after 5pm on a Thursday evening a couple years ago, I hesitated to take the call.

I don’t usually answer phone calls after hours, but I recognized the phone number was from one of my clients. A client I rarely hear from.

I answered the phone, and quickly learned my client’s site had been hacked. It was their busiest time of the year, and they couldn’t afford to have the site down. Could I fix it?

Uh oh. What happened? After a short talk with my client, I set to work. Continue reading Is Your Website Secure? Websites Hacked Report Review