It's a bit concerning when a search engine decides to drop ALL domains from its records because they end in a suffix which is commonly used by spammers .. but that's exactly what Google has just done.

We are often approached, as are many Joomla! developers, by those unfortunate enough to have their websites exploited for one reason or another, asking us to fix the immediate problem and also secure their site against future attacks.  Needless to say this can be quite costly, not ownly in our fees but also in terms of business downtime and potential loss of clients visiting your sites, and loss of confidence (particularly with Ecommerce sites).  Here are some basic tips to help you secure your site and prevent this happening in the first place.

Are you sick of receiving spam submissions on your Joomla! website forms?  Do you have spam bots sign up for accounts and post on your forums?  There are several options available to you nowadays to work against these pesky spammers!