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All about Online Plagiarism The Threat of Plagiarism Plagiarism is a serious and growing problem on the Web. At any moment, anyone in the world can copy your online content and instantly paste it onto their own site. After making minor changes, they will claim your content as their own.  The Web is built on the hard work of honest... How small sites can get hacked If you think your site will not be hacked since it's too small to matter, reconsider. This is an incorrect and unsafe assumption that a lot of small businesses take until it is too late. Many site owners think that hackers are only interested in popular, highly-ranked websites. They are wrong. In... How to Protect Against Brute Force Attacks Every day, there are announcements about how easy it is to be hacked and how much of your data may already be in the hands of cyber-criminals. Malware, ransomware, data breaches, viruses - these are words that we hear all the time and are the kind of problems that make IT experts nervous.... Is it good to block ICMP requests? The Problem Many network administrators feel that ICMP is a security risk, and should therefore always be blocked at the firewall. It is true that ICMP does have some security issues associated with it, and that a lot of ICMP should be blocked. But that's no reason to block all ICMP traffic! ICMP has many... My Account has been Hacked! Important Information An account is considered pirated (or hacked) when an unauthorized individual (or automated software, such as a virus) has compromised its security measures in order to retrieve information, deface/alter its contents, or use it as a platform for further attacks.   Why would someone want to hack my web site?... Not Secure warning in Google Chrome Starting July 2018, the Google Chrome web browser will display an 'insecure' warning to visitors of any site that does not have an SSL certificate configured. You can see this by clicking the warning icon in the URL bar to the left of your domain. It appears like this: This means you should... Passwords Overview The ability to create a strong password is an underrated tool that should be taken more seriously. Just think, sometimes all that stands between a serious personal threat and your sensitive information is a username and password. That's why it's so important to have a unique form of identification... What to do if your WordPress Website was Hacked WordPress is the world's most preferred way to build internet sites, with nearly 30% of all websites powered by the popular CMS. It's no wonder that the company behind WordPress i.e. Automattic, has a highly skilled and experienced group of developers called the 'WordPress Core Team'. You can... What to do if your website is blacklisted If an online antivirus tool detects malware on your website, it will automatically blacklist the site by adding it to its database of malicious websites. Any time a user with the same antivirus tools visits your infected site, they will see a warning. A hacker may not cause any noticeable damage when penetrating...