In this section of the site you will find a raft of useful information regarding various topics surrounding website security and hosting.
Our aim is to educate people to the threats posted by criminal individuals and organisations who's sole purpose is to exploit businesses for their own gains. If you have any comments or would like to submit your own article then please don't hesitate to get in touch.
What you actually get with ‘standard’ website hosting
Firstly we must clarify what we mean by standard website hosting. If you do a Google search for ‘website hosting’ you will get results showing websites such as 123-reg, Fasthosts and Rackspace offering hosting packages for websites, these basic packages range in price but are usually around £5-£10 per month. This is what we mean by standard web hosting, and the vast majority of websites live on the internet use a service that is similar to this.
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Common website hacking techniques
As technology improves and more people gain access to the internet, cyber attacks on businesses are unfortunately becoming more and more frequent, Criminals use sophisticated techniques to compromise systems in order to gain access to vulnerable files that allow them to leverage valuable assets and essentially hold companies to ransom. In this article we will outline a few common techniques that criminals use to attack businesses, as well as what you can do to try and avoid becoming a victim.
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How to make your website more secure
With business related cyber crime on the rise it has never been more important to keep your website up to date and secure. The trouble is, if you don't have any experience managing a website it can be tricky to know what exactly it is that you need to do. In this article we will explain some simple step that you can take in order to make your business website more secure, which will help to protect your business from criminals.
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