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How GDPR Can Be a Fresh Start for Your Marketing

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) went into effect on May 28. Even if you haven’t heard all the buzz around this law, you’ve probably seen your email inbox fill up with Privacy Policy updates and enewsletter re-sign up invitations. Everyone is taking notice – and taking steps they feel necessary moving forward. But GDPR doesn’t have [...]

Keep your WordPress site safe: Do these quick things today

Boost your WordPress site’s security now to prevent massive headache later No one wants to think about hackers, server crashes, security breaches or simply dumb user errors that can endanger your website. But if you’ve put the time into building your online presence on WordPress, it’s worth taking the time to protect it. WordPress is usually very […]

Make Your WordPress Install More Secure

On October 30, 2014 I appeared with an awesome cast of colleagues on GoDaddy’s “The Campfire” Hangout (webcast). My friend Mendel (GoDaddy Evangelist) asked me to come on to talk about “Protect Your Site: Security Tips For WordPress”. I presented some material which you can watch in the video version (above, YouTube or here). Below is the abbreviated […]

DropBox & Snapchat Security Hacks 10/14/14

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IE & AOL Security Concerns 4/1/2014

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Heartbleed Security Hack 4/14/2014

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Blackshades Security Issue 5/19/2014

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Duo of Security Issues: IE & AOL

[mk_mini_callout]On April 30, 2014 at 10:24am, you can hear me live on 600 WMT-AM talking this week's Internet Explorer & AOL security hacks with Doug Wagner. Listen: http://i.mcnary.me/QXVQZt[/mk_mini_callout] This week both Microsoft and AOL noted security issues which could have effected you if you use Internet Explorer or AOL. Internet Explorer Hack Any edition of [...]

“Heartbleed & Password Practices” radio appearance on WMT600AM

On Monday, April 14, I made an appearance on WMT600AM radio out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is the second time I was on Doug Wagner's new show called "What's Happening?" Doug has me on to discuss marketing and technology topics; this time we talked about the Heartbleed computer security bug and password security for your [...]

Heartbleed Hack Means You Need To Change Your Passwords

Last week a major security breach in OpenSSL was revealed. While the term OpenSSL probably does not mean much to you, the hack does. Most all of the online services and sites you use employ OpenSSL in some way to secure your information. Depending on websites' configurations your data, passwords, and credit cards information may [...]