Predators pursue “favorite” prey. Cheetahs love gazelles. And eagles love trout. But Cybercriminals love small businesses. And we didn’t make up that last example. It happens to be true. A Ponemon Institute report on small businesses found stolen IT assets and the expenses tied to this crime category badly hurt brands. And that damage amounted […]
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It’s possible to prod immune cells to attack and kill pancreatic cancer cells, according to a report from scientists at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Their findings challenge the commonly held view that pancreatic cancer does not elicit an immune system response that is robust enough for immunotherapy
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A vulnerability in a WordPress plugin has left e-commerce sites vulnerable, according to a report Monday from Defiant, makers of a WordPress firewall plugin. What caused the vulnerability? The report says hackers are targeting the Abandon Cart Lite for WooCommerce plugin, which is currently installed on more than 20,000 sites. The plugin aims to help
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A couple of weeks ago I was at a gas station. I happened to look over as I was pumping gas and there was this truck next to me, and they were in the other lane, and I noticed on the side of the truck it said something called Crosses For Losses. Now, you may
The Local SEO community was recently plagued with a massive fake review attack that impacted small businesses globally. A collection of 37 profiles left over 3 million fake 4-star ratings. By the time Google removed them all about five days later, the average profile had left over 81,000 ratings for various businesses. Who is behind
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Is your business ready for Black Friday? Your shelves may be stocked, but savvy marketing for the holiday shopping season starts long before that day of shoving and spending. Retailers, both online and off, rely on holiday sales numbers to fund their business through the rest of the year. So it’s critical that companies implement
One year ago, I reported on the sad case of a jewelry company CEO, Michael Arnstein, who was arrested for forging court orders to remove negative content about his company from Google’s search results. His case highlights the lack of protection and justice available for online defamation victims like him. He’s now been sentenced to
Verdict is in for CEO involved in forging court order over reputation attack Read More »
More scammers and hackers working the Internet are targeting your small business with phishing attacks. According to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report 2018, there was a 92% increase in the number of blocked phishing attacks reported. Phishing Attack Examples Here’s a rundown of some of those attacks, what’s been happening and the cost to the
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Welcome to the next-to-the-last article in our six-part series on negative SEO. If you’ve been following along, you understand what negative SEO is. You’ve audited your situation to know whether or not you were hit, and you know how to reduce your likelihood of being a target in the future. You even know how to try
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If you fall victim to a cyber-attack in the United States, do you know each state has different laws when it comes to a data breach? The Definitive Guide to US State Data Breach Laws from Digital Guardian is a comprehensive report of what you can expect from all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
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