We have been receiving a high number of calls from customers who claim they have been scammed by Domain Registration companies. We absolutely hate to hear when this happens and highly recommend that you read this article. We have published similar info in the past,...
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Website Backup Scam Alert
We have received notification from some clients that they have received the following invoice for Website Backup Services. This invoice is a SCAM! We do not outsource any backup services on your behalf, all backups are done by us. This invoice is a SCAM!
PASSWORD DO’S AND DON’TS – Password Management
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD! If you have a poor password your website is at risk! Spammers and Phishers constantly try to break into websites that have poor passwords, once in they use your website to host fake websites intended to deceive people into providing private...
Secure Hosting Starts with a Great Password
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD! If you have a poor password your website is at risk! Spammers and Phishers constantly try to break into websites that have poor passwords, once in they use your website to host fake websites intended to deceive people into providing...
Protect Yourself From Phishing
What is Phishing? "Phishing" is when criminals use email, phone and online scams to purposefully and maliciously trick people into sharing information such as passwords, Social Security numbers, account and credit card details. Phishing is Phraud and it is a crime....
Google Gives Ranking Boost For Secure Sites
Google Confirms they Give Ranking Boost For Secure Sites Google announced that going HTTPS — adding a SSL 2048-bit key certificate on your site — will give you a minor ranking boost. Google says this gives websites a small ranking benefit, only counting as a “very...
Google Chrome, cPanel, and SSL Certificates
What you need to know about SSL Certificates: Does the idea of improving your search engine rankings and offering your visitors better security sound like something you’re interested in? What if I upped the ante and told you can now get an SSL Cert for just $5.95/mo?...
5 Best WordPress Firewall Plugins Compared
Are you looking for the best WordPress firewall plugin for your website? WordPress firewall plugins protect your website against hacking, brute force and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In this article, we will compare the best WordPress firewall plugins, and how they stack up against each other. What is a WordPress Firewall Plugin? A […]
WordPress Security Plugins
HostUtopia servers perform constant scanning of files for malware and known viruses. However we are often asked what the best WordPress Security Plugins I can install on my website myself for further protection? This isn't to say that WordPress is not secure, or that...