CEO Fraud is a type of targeted attack. It commonly involves a cyber criminally pretending to be your boss, then tricking or fooling you into sending the criminal highly sensitive information or initiating a wire transfer. Be highly suspicious of…
Unique Passwords
Make sure each of your accounts has a separate, unique password. Can’t remember all of your passwords/passphrases? Consider using a password manager to securely store all of them for you.
Don't Lose That Device
Did you know that according to the Verizon DBIR team, you are 16 times more likely to lose a laptop or mobile devices than have it stolen? When you are traveling, always double-check to make sure you have your mobile…
Use Caution Opening Email Attachments
A common method cyber criminals use to hack into people’s computers is to send them emails with infected attachments. People are tricked into opening these attachments because they appear to come from someone or something they know and trust. Only…
Portfolio sites updated – check them out!
I’ve just added another 11 sites i’ve worked upon or been involved in – you can see them in the portfolio. Covers technologies such as PHP, Asp.net, Umbraco, Kentico and more…
New Umbraco package – uSecureFiles, secure your file downloads
In it’s simplest form, this project will allow you to serve files that are outside of the website folder structure to an end user – ok in other words you hide the real download location of your files. An example:…
Struggling to find the right developer for your Umbraco project? Simon is now a Certified Umbraco Developer
Finding the right developer for your Umbraco project is all about being assured that the developer you pick has the skills you need. Simon has just qualified as an Umbraco Certified Developer…..
Server error in Asp.Net web app, Office / Excel Interop Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC
Do you get an error ‘Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC’ when calling Excel from C# using Interop – read on to find out how I solved my problem
Umbraco Macro to update a logo dependant upon the page being viewed
Heres a simple Macro for umbraco to allow you to update a logo or image on a page depending upon which page you have selected. You can use it to dynamically update images based upon content etc. Here we check…
New Website Launched
Today I released a new version of the Simon Antony freelance developer website – it now covers all the areas I specialise within and hopefully gives my clients a new portal to visit. Over the coming months, more content will…