According to a 2013 Small Business Technology Survey that polled 845 small business owners across industries in the U.S., small businesses lost an estimated $8,700 as a result of a cyber attack. In addition, nearly half of all small business owners surveyed claimed to have at one time been the Continue Reading
Critical glibc Vulnerability Patched on all WebHostingWorld Servers
Few days ago a critical vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc) was announced alongside a proof of concept for the attack. This library is one of the main components in the majority of Linux distributions (if not all) including those, used for server OS’es. Without getting into too much technicalities, the exploit allows Continue Reading
Top 5 Tips to Reduce Spam or Junk Email
1) Use a spam filter! It sounds obvious but it is surprising how many people do not use spam filters to protect their inbox from spam and phishing email. Here at WebHostingWorld we offer all our customers an open source solution called Spam Assassin that requires no installation on your part Continue Reading
The Importance of Back Links & How to Gather Them
Backlinks are essential for your website if you are hoping to receive free visitors from search engines like Google, Yahoo! and Bing. A back link is counted when Website A links to Website B. Search engines recognize when one website links to another and therefore considers that website more worthy Continue Reading
5 Steps to Building your Dream Website
The World Wide Web wouldn’t exist without websites. After all, the web is, in essence, a collection of millions of websites that just about anyone with a browser can access. Building your dream website will require some thoughtful planning on your part, beyond just color schemes and fonts. Whatever tools Continue Reading