Let’s be honest, passwords are annoying. These days, we need a password or PIN everywhere. We have so many that we can’t keep track of them all and that is why password security is more important than ever.

Recently, website hacking has seen a sharp increase, with homepages being replaced with spam links and sometimes whole websites altered or redirected without the webmasters knowledge. This practice is only likely to continue, meaning that we now need to treat our ftp and domain information and passwords as we would our bank accounts.

It is imperative for clients to regularly update any PHP/MYSQL applications such as Shopping Cart, Content Management Systems and Forum packages. This ensures you are running the latest version containing the newest security measures.

Popular software packages are constantly in development. With each major version of an application, the software development progresses in stages.