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Shared Hosting Attacks

Shared Hosting Attacks

Since February 6, our shared hosting platform was under constant attack by malicious users intent on taking down our server. In the past two days, we suffered many hours of downtime as our team battled this issue.
In the world of web development, two Content Management Systems (CMS) are very popular: WordPress and Joomla. Both are so popular that they are common targets of hackers, and both have many known vulnerabilities. It is crucial to keep your WordPress and Joomla site updated with the latest patches as they are released by Joomla and WordPress. This prevents hackers from having easy access to your site.

Targeted Spam Attacks Are On the Rise

Targeted Spam Attacks Are On the Rise

According to a recent study from Cisco:
“After the 2010 cybercrime turning point, when spam levels started to decline for the first time, this trend continued throughout 2011, a trend, according to analysts, can be explained mainly by several key botnet takedowns throughout the last two years. However, the number of vulnerabilities increased; there are fewer widespread attacks but greater numbers of smaller, more focused attacks.”

Children ‘At Risk From Cyber-crime’

Children ‘At Risk From Cyber-crime’

“A child can now be at greater risk sitting in a bedroom on a computer, than outside the school gates,” the Home Secretary has said.
Theresa May said cyber-crime was a serious problem which caused more losses than burglars stealing televisions and DVDs from homes.
The new National Crime Agency (NCA) would help tackle this and make people “feel safer”, she said.

ID Protect Now Included for Domains!

ID Protect Now Included for Domains!

When selling our clients hosting services, Nerds On Site strives to keep the process as streamlined and intuitive as possible. In the web hosting and domain registration world there are a lot of options, and this can get confusing. One such option is ID Protect, also known as WHOIS Protection.

Hard Reset Guide For An iPad 2 **Updated 2022**

Hard Reset Guide For An iPad 2 **Updated 2022**

A hard reset should only be necessary on rare occasions, when all other attempts to resolve an issue have failed. This process WILL erase ALL of the data on the iPad, including an documents, photos, or email.

Website Downtime Survival Guide

Website Downtime Survival Guide

If your website goes down, it’s more than frustrating – it can damage your reputation and cost you money. Even the ‘big boys’ struggle with downtime, as this fascinating infographic shows. This infographic was brought to you by KISSmetrics. Click here to see this graphic in full size.

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