TL;DR: A website needs ongoing care to stay safe and working. WordPress security holes rose 42% in 2025, almost all of them in plugins, and attackers often exploit new ones within hours. Updates fix those holes, but they can also break forms, pages, or the whole site, so each update needs a backup first and…
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TL;DR: On October 21, 2026, PHP, the language WordPress runs on, released emergency fixes for two critical security flaws that could let attackers take over a website from the outside. Details leaked early, and attacks started before the fix was out. My hosting partner, InMotion, put a precaution in place ahead of the patch and…
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If you’ve noticed that search is starting to feel different, you’re not imagining it. The way people look for information online is changing fast — and it has real implications for how your business gets found. Here’s what’s happening, and what it means for you. The Shift From Searching To Asking Not long ago, when…
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The Hidden Risks of AI-Generated Website Code Published by West Coast Cyber Chick · Shoreline Digital Marketing AI coding tools have become indispensable — but the code they produce can quietly open doors that no marketer intended to leave unlocked. Imagine asking a helpful assistant to build you a front door — and they do…
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All it took to hack MGM Resorts was a quick jump onto LinkedIn, search for user profiles, gather the public information shared by MGM employees, then call the Help Desk. Hackers don’t hack, hackers log-in. 10 minutes. Yes 10 minutes is all it took for the #ALPHVransomwaregroup to expose the vulnerability that lies within human…
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Greetings from Big Bear Lake friends and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. It’s been a hot minute since I’ve been in touch! I’ve got some updates to share with you regarding compliance laws for your website… you know, the boring legal stuff. Two main areas that require attention are accessibility access and consumer data…
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Social media and digital marketing are in a major upheaval at the moment. Influencers are being deplatformed, websites suddenly shut down, emails blocked. How are you going to reach your followers if your accounts are blocked or shut down entirely? What if your email provider blocks your content. I wrote about this over a year…
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Who Let the Dogs Out? It was Us! We Let the Dogs Out! I’m excited to announce my latest website project (and pet charity) Retriever Rescue of Las Vegas – RetrieverRescueLV.com. If you know me at all, you know I’m a huge animal lover. Robin and I have been considering adding another doggie to our…
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Uff. I’ve been putting off blogging and podcasting for awhile now… Okay… about six months. It started with the holidays and a cyber attack on my parent’s computer, and then… well… this COVID-19 situation. The weeks and months have gone by, and now here it is almost Memorial Day. I’m dragging my fingers to get…
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I know many of you rarely, if at all, look at the dashboard of your website. For those of you that do, you’re usually asking me what the red notification icons are on the left-hand side. Well let me tell you, those are pending updates that need to be addressed on your site. And they…
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