Beware of Phishing Emails About cPanel’s Privacy Policy

For the second time this month we’re seeing phishing emails relating to your cPanel account. The subject line from this new scam is “Updates to the cPanel Services Agreement” and the body of the email includes this text: If you wish to continue to use our products and services we recommend that you find the…

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Beware of Phishing Emails About Your cPanel Inode Limit

We are starting to see very convincing cPanel phishing emails circulating. The subject line indicates that your inode limit has been reached and you need to login and increase that limit or bad things will happen. If you use the attached form, you will give up your cPanel credentials to the criminal, which could have…

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Working From Home: Some Tips

Hi everybody. I thought it would be a good time for some working-from-home tips, since I’ve been doing it for 12 years, ever since I started AloeRoot. I’ve gotten used to being home alone a lot, and thought I’d share some skills I’ve picked up. A lot of it revolves around setting up a good…

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An Old-School Method for Avoiding Online Blackmail and Scams

The following is a guest blog post written by Greg Wotton, AloeRoot’s hardware technician: Today I received an e-mail from potential blackmailers, claiming that a website I had used had software on it which allowed the blackmailers to record what was on my computer screen as well as what was happening on my webcam. They…

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Book Review: Platform – Get Noticed in a Noisy World

One of my clients recently asked if I’d read Platform – Get Noticed in a Noisy World, by Michael Hyatt. I had not;  I promised her I’d buy a copy, so we could use the tips to help her promote a book she’s about to publish.  The book arrived on a Friday, and by Monday…

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