If you visit your site and notice it’s scrambled, gone, or worse, it’s showing links to unsavory sites, there’s a good chance you’ve been hacked. In some ways, that’s the least unfortunate case, because at least you know immediately that something is wrong.
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Cyber Attacks
You found a website you have never used before, and now you are wondering whether you can trust it with your money or your personal information. That hesitation is worth listening to. A fake or compromised site can spread malware, charge your credit card without sending anything, and feed your details straight into identity theft.
As a small business, your website is critical to your success. These days, it’s hard to be in business at all without one. Search engine optimization (SEO) helps your website appear in front of more potential customers by improving visibility in search results.
Have you ever wondered how websites are hacked and what actually happens in the process?
Distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) are devastating and, unfortunately, they're also on the rise. In 2022, Microsoft reported that an average of 1,435 attacks per day called for mitigation, with a shocking maximum of over 2,200 attacks reached on a single day. Similarly, Kaspersky reported an average of 923 daily attacks during Q3 of 2022.
Malware is a major cyberthreat that can significantly damage your website or business. How can you keep your website safe when one million new malware threats are created every day?
Chatbots have become a standard part of how businesses interact with customers. From answering basic questions to supporting transactions and service requests, they’re now embedded across websites, apps, and internal systems.
Did you know a staggering 113 million websites contain at least one security vulnerability? That’s approximately six percent of all websites globally.
Cybercriminals are sometimes stealthy in their attacks, especially when financial gains are involved. Hitting the jackpot requires time and patience. Hackers also employ “noisy” attacks that promote radical or personal views on various subjects intended for victims and other website visitors to see. Some common website attacks can be either noisy or stealthy, just like the notoriously clever URL redirection attack.