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As much as the net has open doors for opportunities, it has also opened up ditches of vulnerabilities. Websites which are the backbone of the world wide web (www) are a lot more vulnerable and prone to attacks. Attacks can happen for various reason with budding hackers hacking for fun and criminals hacking into secure data and using it illegally for gain. There is also a section called ethical hackers who hack for good purpose.

So if you have a website or blog, by now you know what your website stand upto. Dynamic websites are more prone to attack as one can various advantage in the PHP design. Once attacked, the hacker can deface your website, delete data or steal them. First and foremost it is very important to backup your data at regular intervals. Then try to tighten the security for your website.

As part of their information awareness initiative, a Bangalore based web solutions company We45 is providing free scan for your website to gauge loopholes and to check if it is prone to hacking. It will also provide free feedback on what you can do to secure your site. The registration for this free service will be taken only upto 30th June, 2010. To register, please click here

I personally experienced hacking a few times my websites wherein the hacker used to inject bad codes in PHP script files of software. And it is quite cumbersome to clean your site. Further it hampers you search results on Google and these days Google is very strict on malaware and it bans the site temporarily pending cleanup.

Website: http://www.we45.com/

When a new version of software is nearing launch, customers prefer to wait and buy the latest version – that’s quite fair. Around this time the sale of the current version dips. So to overcome this Microsoft did a business stroke. They announced, “if you purchased, installed, and activated a qualifying Microsoft Office 2007 product between March 5, 2010, and September 30, 2010, you are eligible to download Office 2010 at no additional cost”. This has come to be known as the Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program.

Also note that the claim for free upgrade should be made within 31st October, 2010. Check the eligibility criteria properly.

There are various offers on the net selling cheap Microsoft products but I always suggest you purchase directly from Microsoft store or an authorized seller. As such offers are valid only if the purchase are made from authorized places.

Microsoft Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program not only benefits Microsoft, it also benefits the customers. They need not wait until the release of the latest version. They can just buy the current version and upgrade to the latest one when it is launched. If you qualify for the free upgrade, click here and on the page click on the upgrade button and confirm your eligibility.