Most hacked small business websites have one thing in common: a plugin nobody has touched in years. How to spot abandoned plugins and what to do about them.
Serious WordPress plugin flaws are attacked within hours of going public. Most business sites are checked monthly. Here is what that gap costs and how to close it.
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Updated September 2026 Thirty-Five Years of Watching Australian Businesses Repeat Themselves I have an AuDHD brain. The practical consequence is that I cannot stop noticing when two things are the same shape. Most of the time this is an inconvenience to me, and to people sitting near me. Occasionally it is the entire product. Thirty-five … Read more
Updated September 2026 Let’s play a game. It’s a dangerous one, but you need to play it. Walk around your office today. Or jump into your dev team’s Slack channel. Ask them one question: “What AI tools are you using to speed up your work?” If they answer “None,” they are lying to you. If … Read more
Updated September 2026 Note, September 2026: the priority reservation window described below closed on 20 September 2022. Direct .au domains are now available to register generally. If you never claimed yours, it is worth checking whether someone else has. A new shorter and easy to remember extension is now available from the 24th of March … Read more
Updated September 2026 Everyday across the Internet virtually ALL websites are subjected to various types of cyber attacks and hack attempts. These intrusions are carried out by a wide range of bad actors from the lone bored teenager testing their “skillz” to sophisticated state sponsored groups. This is business as usual in terms of web … Read more