Website security best practices, vulnerability guides, and protective measures for online businesses.
For UK businesses, a compromised website isn't just a technical inconvenience. It can mean lost revenue, damaged reputation, GDPR exposure, and days of recovery work at a cost that far outweighs what sensible prevention would have required. Cyber threats targeting small business websites have grown significantly over the past decade, and the tools available to attackers have become increasingly automated and sophisticated. Understanding the threat landscape and taking a methodical approach to security is no longer optional.
The security articles here address the real-world risks that UK business websites face and the practical steps to mitigate them. We cover everything from the foundational habits (keeping software updated, using strong credentials, enabling two-factor authentication) through to layered defences like Web Application Firewalls, malware scanning, and off-site backup strategies. Every recommendation is grounded in 25+ years of experience protecting client websites across a wide range of industries.
Anthropic's Claude Mythos model identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities in every major operating system and web browser. Twelve companies got advance access through Project Glasswing. Everyone else, including the businesses whose websites run on that software, will have to wait for patches.
WordPress 7.0 ships a Connectors API, a built-in AI Client, and an Abilities API. Configure your API key once, and every plugin on your site can use it. The catch: core has no per-plugin budget cap, no rate limit, no monthly ceiling.
A walkthrough of the free 365i WordPress Scanner, the eight checks it runs, and how to fix every issue it finds.
Protect your WordPress site from hackers with this step-by-step security checklist covering everything from updates to two-factor authentication.
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