Security archives

New bait on the hook: phishing mails with the mailbox full scam

Caution trap

Current phishing scam: Your email inbox is full

Recently, more and more phishing e-mails have been circulating, purporting to come from large Internet providers such as Strato or 1und1 and informing the addressee that his e-mail box is full. Of course, there is no lack of requests to log on to a linked website to solve the problem. If you don't do that, you'd better read this article.Read

Website maintenance

WordPress Security. Which measures are secure and pragmatic

Above all, the wide distribution and its open architecture with numerous third-party extensions make Wordpress, which is basically not conspicuously insecure, a worthwhile target for hackers. Therefore, in addition to regular updates of the system and add-ons, some security tips should be taken into account.Read

Caution trap

Caution: SMS parcel notification

A current security issue with high explosiveness are currently circulating SMS messages with alleged parcel notifications including links to - alleged - shipment tracking. Under no circumstances should these links, or links in SMS messages in general, be called up.Read

Dwarves queue up like Wordpress updates - hopefully in the right order

Website maintenance

Sequence for WordPress updates

For the secure operation of a Wordpress site, it is necessary to regularly update both the basic system and the extensions. For reasons of operational safety, it is advisable to follow a certain sequence of steps.Read

Fishing Mail: Envelope with (fishing) hook

Caution trap

Recognise phishing e-mails - avoid damage

Again, running a website is like running a garden: Not everything that grows and thrives there is useful and desirable. Extremely annoying and dangerous are, for example, phishing e-mails, which you - especially if you run a website - have certainly already received yourself. We show you how to recognise phishing e-mails as such and avoid falling into the spam trap.Read