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Plain-English guides for small businesses on email, scams, your website and your domain: what to check, what to fix first and what to ignore.
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- Email SecurityEmail spoofing: how to stop someone sending email as youCan someone send email from my domain? Often, yes. Here is how to check SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and stop fake mail.
- Scams & FraudInvoice fraud: how the scam works and how to stop itInvoice fraud small business owners face often starts with one changed bank account. Here is how to verify every payment.
- Website & DomainDomain expiration: what happens and how to avoid itWhat happens when a domain expires? Your website and email can stop, and someone else can buy the name. Here is how to prevent it.
- Small Business SecuritySmall businesses and hackers: why size won't protect youAre small businesses targeted by hackers? Yes, by automated attacks that pick easy targets, not big ones. Here is what that means for you.
Email Security
Keep anyone from sending email as you, and make sure your emails arrive.
- Email spoofing: how to stop someone sending email as youCan someone send email from my domain? Often, yes. Here is how to check SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and stop fake mail. · 6 min read
- DMARC setup: a step-by-step guide for small businessesDMARC setup for small businesses, step by step: from p=none to p=reject, and how to read the reports. · 6 min read
- Email deliverability: why your emails go to spamWhy are my emails going to spam? Usually authentication, reputation or a blocklist. Here is how to check each one and fix it. · 6 min read
Scams & Fraud
Fake invoices, phishing and lookalike domains: the scams that cost small businesses money.
- Invoice fraud: how the scam works and how to stop itInvoice fraud small business owners face often starts with one changed bank account. Here is how to verify every payment. · 6 min read
- Phishing emails: 7 signs to check before you clickHow to tell if an email is phishing: seven signs to check before you click, and what to do if you already clicked or paid. · 6 min read
- Lookalike domains: what they are and how to take them downA lookalike domain copies yours with one small change. Learn the common tricks, how to spot them, and how to ask for a takedown. · 5 min read
Website & Domain
Keep your website and domain working, trusted and up to date.
- WordPress plugin security: how to keep your site safeMost new WordPress vulnerabilities are in plugins. Learn why a WordPress plugin vulnerability is an open door, and how to keep your site current. · 5 min read
- Expired SSL certificates: what customers see and what to doSSL certificate expired? Visitors see a 'Your connection is not private' warning. Certificates now last less, so renewals come sooner. Here is what to do. · 6 min read
- Domain expiration: what happens and how to avoid itWhat happens when a domain expires? Your website and email can stop, and someone else can buy the name. Here is how to prevent it. · 5 min read
Small Business Security
Where to start, what matters most and the myths that cost the most.