Is Overseas Outsourcing a Cybersecurity Risk?
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Thoughts on web development
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We’ve just released an updated version of our content management system (CMS), mcmphpsimplecms, with an updated editor that loads much faster.
I’ve had multiple people come to me recently with websites that have been broken into. What do they all have in common? All were poorly written by “cheap” developers who either don’t have an awareness of security issues or don’t care. A “cheap” developer frequently ends up costing more in the long run than a skilled, professional one.
Below are links to some overseas outsourcing horror stories:
Technology Outsourcing – Caveat Emptor
FBI agent recounts outsourcing horror story
Dealing with a competent local firm protects you from many of these problems.
We’ve just released an updated version of our content management system (CMS), mcmphpsimplecms, that now saves backups of your content every time you edit a page and allows you to restore those backups as needed, in case you delete some content.
Here’s a good list of what should look for in a web designer:
http://developers.evrsoft.com/articles/what_to_look_for_in_a_web_designer.shtml
Free Website Monitoring Software
This is the initial release, version 0.1, of our free PHP website monitoring software. It sends you an email if a website appears to be down. It’s a great tool to make sure your websites are up and running.
We’ve released an updated version of our content management system, mcmphpsimplecms, to give you the option of having a left menu instead of a top one and to make it more compatible.
Need a simple way to backup your website? Try our new product, MCM Backup!