Ok – this may sound like a rant, but I am writing this because it is important for you to read it…
Does this scenario sound familiar? You are launching a new business or new product and have your assistant purchase the perfect domain name for you. Or maybe you have your spouse buy it, or you business partner. No big deal, right?
Wrong! Depending on how the account was set up, you may have no legal access to your own domain name.
Apparently, my website has had a large red target painted on it for the last two months! About 2 months ago my site was hacked (entry point unknown) and malware was placed on my site. This last weekend my site was attacked by the SoakSoak malware attack. You can only imagine how my heart dropped when I received an email from Google telling me that not only did my site have malware on it, but that I had also been blacklisted by Google!
So what can you do to keep your website safe? There are no guarantees but here are some key elements…
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