{"id":5241,"date":"2011-09-15T09:10:27","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T09:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=5241"},"modified":"2011-09-15T09:10:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T09:10:27","slug":"spam-help-us-to-help-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/spam-help-us-to-help-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Spam: Help us to help you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.m86security.com\/2011\/08\/massive-rise-in-malicious-spam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">large increase in spam<\/a> across the internet in recent months, we thought it best to share some of the ways we can all help to reduce the problem.<\/p>\n<p>As a company, we are proactively and consistently making improvements to our systems and processes all the time to avoid the spread of spam and the problem of blocklisting, but we can be even more successful if you as a customer remain vigilant. Browsing and developing websites safely and securely and using email carefully can help us all fight the ongoing battle against spam, and ensures an even better and faster experience for all our customers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"spam-increase\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/spam-increase.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a mountain of spam and security advice available on the internet, and there are countless things you can do to avoid contributing to internet spam, including:<\/p>\n<h4>Keeping control over your website<\/h4>\n<h4>Moderate interaction<\/h4>\n<h4>Stay up to date<\/h4>\n<h4>Spring clean<\/h4>\n<h4>Install Google Webmaster Tools<\/h4>\n<h4>Manage your emails<\/h4>\n<p>Don\u2019t post your full email address publicly on the internet in a plain text format, and delete spam emails as and when you receive them. Never reply to spam emails as the spammers will then know that your email account is active.<\/p>\n<p>If you have multiple email addresses, delete any you aren\u2019t using. If you have forwarding set up, especially for multiple accounts, make sure you aren\u2019t just having spam forwarded between accounts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"spam-increase-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/spam-increase-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Stay secure<\/h4>\n<p>Use encrypted SSL connections (https:\/\/ instead of https:\/\/) where possible, including to social network sites such as Twitter and Facebook. You can protect your own site visitors and customers as well by purchasing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/ssl-certificates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSL certificate<\/a> for your website.<\/p>\n<h4>Password security<\/h4>\n<p>Be extremely careful when entering passwords in public places, particularly on touch screen phones and tablets where someone can easily look over your shoulder. Don\u2019t stay logged into any accounts on portable devices, and ensure your passwords are as secure as possible by following our top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/13-critical-tips-for-password-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">password tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scan your computer regularly using industry-standard and up to date anti-virus and anti-malware programs, and keep on top of technology news, particularly that relating to holes and bugs in scripts.<\/p>\n<p><i>What steps do you take to combat spam and stay safe online? Let us know in the comments!<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: soshable.com)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the large increase in spam across the internet in recent months, we thought it best to share some of the ways we can all help to reduce the problem&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5241","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-misc"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spam: Help us to help you - Heart Internet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spam: Help us to help you - Written by the team at Heart Internet.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/spam-help-us-to-help-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spam: Help us to help you - 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