Month: March 2020

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Bad news for the SSL good-guys (Three quarters of all phishing sites now use SSL)

Andy Smart March 02, 2020 0 Comments
The total number of phishing sites detected by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) worldwide in October through December 2019 was 162,155, following the all-time-high of 266,387 attacks recorded in July through September 2019. Most menacing, however, were targeting trends exhibited by cybercrime gangs focusing on: users of web-hosted email and social media to multiply the numbers of potential...
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How to turn off caching using .htaccess

Caching enhances the performance of a website. Various instructions in the .htaccess file set headers that instruct browsers to retain files for an extended period. When a site is being modified it is useful to turn caching off so changes are seen immediately. This article provides the necessary code and instructions for turning off caching using .htaccess. ABOUT .HTACCESS The .htaccess file...
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What are my MySQL or MariaDB login details for my website/hosting account

You can find your MySQL or MariaDB login details for any databases on your account in Client Connect by clicking on the website hosting product from the "My products" list, your MySQL or MariaDB databases and login details will be shown under the Databases heading. Alternatively please get in touch with our team by email to request these details.
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What are my FTP/SFTP login details for my website/hosting account

For WordPress websites we recommend using the WP File Manager plugin to access your site files as this provides all access needed to maintain a WordPress website. If SFTP access is required then this is authenticated via SSH key. Simply send your SSH public key to our team and we'll add it to your account which will allow you to securely authenticate. We support rsa and ed25519 key types only....
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Configure Mozilla Thunderbird to access your email account

This tutorial will show you how to set up your email account in Mozilla Thunderbird. Prerequisites You have Mozilla Thunderbird installed on your computer. Step 1 Start Thunderbird and open the setup wizard via File > New > Existing Email Account. Step 2 Enter your name, email address and email password now. Hint: If you do not want your password to be saved, uncheck Save...
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Logging in to your WordPress website developed by O’Brien Media

he location of your login page depending on whether you have our Defender security software install. Defender for WordPress customers For Defender customers, you will log in at www.example.com/dashboard (where example.com is your domain name/website address) Non-Defender or standard WordPress customers For non-Defender customers, or customers with a standard WordPress website will log in at...
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