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So far Hoke Designs has created 8 blog entries.

October 2026

How Social Engineering Tricks Smart People and How to Stop It

By |2026-10-16T01:06:53-08:00October 16th, 2026|Security|

Social engineering works by exploiting trust, authority and urgency, so being smart offers little protection. This guide shows how phishing emails, fake support calls, smishing texts and MFA fatigue target website owners and Alaska businesses. It also gives you the habits, account settings and response steps that stop these scams.

September 2026

Six Security Gaps in DIY Website Hosting and How to Close Them

By |2026-09-30T13:47:34-08:00September 30th, 2026|Security|

Self-hosted sites rarely fail from dramatic hacks. Instead, routine work stops happening: plugin updates, server patches, login cleanup, certificate renewals and offsite backups. We walk through each gap with steps you can take today. We also cover a risk specific to Southeast Alaska, where a subsea cable outage can cut off a server in your back office.

Web Motion Trends: Scroll-Driven Animation, Micro-Interactions and Reduced Motion

By |2026-09-30T14:00:44-08:00September 30th, 2026|Web Design|

Motion now shapes how websites feel to use. We look at three connected trends: scroll-driven animation, micro-interactions, and motion that respects user preferences. For each, we cover how it works, why it has caught on, and how designers are using it with purpose.

Abandoned WordPress Plugins: How to Find and Fix Them

By |2026-09-30T14:01:20-08:00September 24th, 2026|Security|

Most WordPress vulnerabilities are in plugins and themes, not core, and an abandoned plugin will never get the fix it needs. Your dashboard may not even warn you when one is pulled. This article covers why add-ons carry the risk, why paid and nulled plugins aren't safe by default, and how to audit and harden your own site step by step.

March 2023

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