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Congratulations, FlameWave, on going international with your groundbreaking light modules and bulbs. MindActive is honored to be your creative partner for your web site and packaging!

Ransomware is a term that first appeared in the news in 2013, and has been showing up more and more frequently ever since. Think back to May 2017, when the entire United Kingdom health services network was briefly hijacked...yes, that was ransomware. If this term hasn’t blipped on your radar yet, it really should. That’s because cyber security experts all agree that ransomware attacks will be one of the most prevalent forms of online theft from 2018 onward. But before we get too apocalyptic, let’s take a step back to understand what ransomware is and where it comes from…

You might be thinking that your website is safe from online hackers - that no one could possibly be interested in your data – security through obscurity. It’s a common myth that leaves countless website owners vulnerable to malicious hackers. The fact is, if you’re not taking proactive steps to thwart off would-be attacks, then you might as well be wearing a sign to the entire internet that says, “Please hack me!”  And when these attacks come, they can be devastating to your business…you could lose sensitive customer information, have your website taken offline, or be commandeered to run illegal, mischievous code against other websites.

In early 2016, Google announced that its search engine will make a switch to mobile first indexing, sending webmasters and SEO experts from all corners of the internet into a blogging frenzy. Yet after two years of pushbacks, it finally seems likely that mobile first will be rolled out near-term. If you’re anything like me, it can be hard to see the impact this change will have amidst all of the technical jargon. So to help you make sense of the switch, here’s a quick guide to what mobile first will mean for your web presence and your business.

Discussion boards and online forums are intended to be reflective, forcing people to read other perspectives and thoughtfully consider a response in back-and-forth interaction and engagement. Anyone who has seen a comment section with a troll, spambot, or griefer disrupting the conversation knows that’s not always the case. However, a company SharePoint discussion board is a safe haven for timely and topical collaboration, and a great opportunity to share ideas.