Search engine optimization poisoning (SEO poisoning) is a term used to describe two types of activities: Illegitimate techniques used to achieve high search engine ranking, usually (but not only) to attack visitors Exploiting vulnerabilities on existing high-ranking web pages and using them to spread malware…
Protect Your WordPress Website from a Pharma Hack
One of the worst feelings I’ve ever experienced was when I received an email from one of my customers telling me that my website had been hacked. It got worse, as I couldn’t see any changes in my content, the design or the source code!…
How to Avoid the Google Blacklist
In the ‘old days’ – around 4 to 6 years ago, when the Google Blacklist was less of a news item – hackers were primarily interested in stealing customer data from websites. They would cause absolute havoc after breaking in, stealing anything from customer credit card…
Holidays Brings out the Bad Guys
As you might expect, there is a projected large increase in criminal activities forecasted for this year. Driving malware and trojan infections via YOUR website is now becoming more of a standard operating procedure than ever. As reported in ThreatPosts more recent listing: ‘Spammers Gearing…
What does being Banned by Google mean to me?
Many customers ask me, “so what’s the big deal about this Google banning thing?”. As I try and explain Google’s algorithms, the lovely joy of begging to be allowed back into their (Google’s) good graces and the challenges of ensuring continued ‘cleanliness’, I feel sometimes…