Security

October 2, 2013
About DDOS attacks
Its called a Distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack. Here is the scenario. You operate a small business and have a website and some email accounts for your staff. You pay your hosting company a few hundred dollars per year. All of a sudden you become the target of a […]
November 2, 2012
Russian Underground 101 a Booming Economy
If you think crime does not pay then you have not been keeping up with the developments of the Russian underground market. This place is buzzing with cyber-criminals where anyone can purchase exploit kits, VPN services and custom-built malware. Maxim Goncharov from Trend Micro has released a 29 […]
April 25, 2012
So you want to be a Webmaster
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems on the Internet today. According to WordPress they have more than 47 million deployments worldwide. Unfortunately, with this type of claim, it attracts all sorts of want to-be web developers, web masters and hackers. By their own admission […]
October 5, 2011
CloudFlare Partnership
We are pleased to announce our partnership with CloudFlare. We have chosen CloudFlare as a partner as they have developed an effective yet simple solution which protects and accelerates websites. Once your website is a part of the CloudFlare community, your users will experience faster page load-times and […]
July 19, 2011
A reason to backup your backups
Australian domain registrar and web host Distribute.IT suffered an attack on Sat, 11th June. The company said: “The overall magnitude of the tragedy and the loss of our information and yours is simply incalculable; and we are distressed by the actions of the parties responsible for this reprehensible […]
February 22, 2011
Why do websites need to be maintained?
There is a common misconception that once your CMS website has been built, you don’t need to do anything more to it other than add content. This may be true if you have purchased a managed hosting account where someone looks after your website, but if you manage […]
June 18, 2010
SCAM Warning – Domain Renewal Group
We have received many complaints from our customers who have received letters from the Domain Renewal Group claiming to offer to renewal of their domain names they have registered.  They obtain information about individual domain names that are close to expiry. It is not unusual for individuals who […]
March 31, 2010
Revealing Email Headers
When a fraudulent phishing e-mail or scam, arrives in your mailbox, there is no danger to you unless you reply to the message. The ACCC’s SCAMwatch website provides information on common scams. The website has tips on how to protect yourself from scams and report them to the […]