Happy new year! The start of the year is when people often set goals for themselves – whether that's exercising more, eating better, or picking up the guitar. But what about checking in on your web security? Did you know there is a hacker attack every 39 seconds? The cost of data breaches increased [...]
Internet Statistics & Trends in 2019 The internet is maturing, now 30 years young - the whole world is jumping on board. What will this mean for the Internet in 2019 and beyond? Global Internet usage is rising at an astronomical pace. With millions of internet users coming online each day, it won’t be long until [...]
This is a public service announcement (PSA) from the Wordfence team regarding a security issue that has a wide impact.Today is being called “Black Monday” in many information security circles. We have had a major Wi-Fi vulnerability announced that affects absolutely every device that supports Wi-Fi. The vulnerability allows attackers to decrypt WPA2 connections. A [...]
There are many options out there for hosting your website. A 'host' is the server where your website physically lives and you need to have a website host in order to launch your site and have it be view-able by others on the Internet. It can feel confusing to begin researching all your choices and [...]
Since I figured that one day I may have to be designing websites for really small screens, I decided to treat myself to a fun gadget and purchase an Apple Watch. I have been enjoying the many features that the Apple Watch offers, especially the workout tracking apps. However, wearing my Apple Watch at the [...]
What can small businesses learn from the development fiasco of Healthcare.gov? As a web developer of over 15 years, every time I hear news updates about the mishandled government healthcare website, I chuckle a bit to myself--and I'm sure I'm not the only one. Every web developer has had a moment or two where things [...]
At Web Symphonies, we love following the Olympians to support our athletes. Since I was unable to find some clear and accurate information about how to view the Olympics in 3D, I had to call spend some time on the phone with U-verse representatives to figure it out. Operators carrying the feed, which will total about 242 hours [...]
