[Hidden-tech] Ransomeware and Site & Server Security

[Bram Moreinis]

Hi, Lee.
> Of course, the same threats apply to Wordpress and Drupal, and other 
> CMS systems running on insecure versions. And as you know, it's not 
> only the site software but also server software which must be maintained.
>
> Having said that, I still get a kick out of how simple HTML sites are 
> better suited to clients who aren't interested in blogging, social 
> media and rarely update their sites. They don't have the ongoing 
> maintenance and site security requirements of CMS-based sites.
Some clients will pay for the site software updates, some won't.

I've begun a practice of converting my old client Drupal sites that 
aren't getting updated (e.g. Drupal 5) to flat HTML using WGET. 
(https://www.drupal.org/node/27882) - this is what I just did to the 
site that got SEO hacked with the viagra ads. Of course, it will take 
time for Google's index to figure out that all those pages aren't there 
anymore.

I appreciate hearing that those SEO Hacks end up costing the site in 
organic search in the end once Google caught up.  I've never recommended 
doing the black hat SEO to my clients, but I did assume it worked!  
Thank you, list.

-Bram


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