On February 12, we flagged suspicious DDOS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) activity patterns in the system and took action to prevent them. We use a variety of different methods to protect our customers from DDOS and ha...
If you use WhatsApp, you may have received a pop-up message on 4 January asking you to accept their new terms and conditions, which involves sharing more of your data with Facebook.It’s proved controversial, with millio...
Did you know that in the US alone, 35% of the nation’s workforce are freelancers? Whether you prefer the term “freelancer,” “solopreneur,” or “self-employed,” the only way you can realistically thrive and pay your bills...
For decades we’ve been dazzled by new technology, buying better computers, phones, music players, and cameras. It’s easy to assume that the next game-changer will arrive inside a shiny box like the Apple iPhone in 2007. ...
It’s our first Web Security Sale of 2021 and to mark the occasion we have huge discounts on SSL Certificates, VPN, and PremiumDNS, as well as bonus offers on Private Email and .NET domains. The sale will run from Februar...
Do you think your online privacy is purely your responsibility? It’s an interesting question. Do you know if your domain or hosting provider protects your privacy from third parties? Sadly, we know the answer to this que...
Unless you’ve been doing business under a rock, you’ve heard something about Bitcoin or BTC, a type of digital currency that eliminates the middlemen (banks and governments). Instead, people can pay each other directly a...
Do you watch Netflix, listen to Spotify, or tune into your favorite podcast on your iPhone? Well, my friends, you are technically a “streaming services user.” Streaming is, in essence, a method of viewing video or liste...
The new decade definitely gave us a rough start in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic that radically transformed life all around the world, reshaping networks by pushing people to work and study from home, creating a scram...
We’ve all heard the term bandied around and realize it’s a form of currency. We also remember in 2017 when a lot of people got very rich, and then very poor, trading it when there was a huge surge followed by a downturn....
Whether you are a blogger making some money through ads and affiliate links, a distributed development team using a hosted server for your code repository and your app’s client data, or an e-commerce company with a WooCo...
Domain name investors generally buy two types of domain names: domains that aren’t registered yet, and domain names to which other people have already laid a claim. Domains in the latter are considered to be on the domai...
You have your eyes on a great domain name for your company. Someone else owns it, but you’re negotiating a purchase price and it’s within reach.Before you agree to a deal, you’ll want to do some due diligence on the dom...
Are you struggling to create new content for your business blog? As we’ve written about in the past, a blog can be a useful thing for your business. Among other things, Google loves to see new content on your website, a...
If you have an SSL certificate installed on your site, you may have wondered if they are quite as infallible as they’re made out to be. For instance, can an SSL be hacked? The short answer is that while it is technically...
It usually doesn’t take long before you can tell you’ve been hacked. A friend of yours receives strange text messages or emails, or their social media gets spammed with posts that you aren’t likely to send — we’ve been t...
In 2020 EasyWP HQ was hard at work and despite a turbulent year, we’re proud of our accomplishments. We delivered a whole host of exciting features like free CDN and SSL, made user-friendly updates including the new and ...
2020 is in the books! As we do at this time each year, let’s take a look back at the top domain name sales of the previous year.DNJournal.com compiles a list of public domain names throughout the year. These are only th...
When it comes to the number of plugins you have installed on your WordPress website, less is definitely more. Although installing dozens of cool WordPress plugins may sound tempting, try to resist. Too many plugins can ...
There are many reasons for wanting to transfer your domain from one registrar to another. Maybe the price tag is too high, and no longer suits your budget. Perhaps the user experience is poor, and you’re confused about ...