Computer Viruses 101: What You Need to Know Now
Computer viruses first emerged in the 1980s. Since then, they have posed problems for computer users worldwide. Unfortunately, most are here to stay. In this article, Justin Kemp talks about origins of...
View Article3 security mistakes small companies make and how to avoid them
Just about every organisation is dependent on computers but dedicated IT staff are a luxury most very small businesses can’t afford. But they still need to find a way to secure their computers against...
View ArticleCheck It Out: 25 Worst Passwords of 2014 (Not Still Using 123456, Are You?)
SplashData has announced its annual list of the 25 most common passwords found on the Internet which makes them the worst passwords that will expose anybody to being hacked or even identity theft....
View ArticleCase Studies: Fixing Hacked Sites
In hopes to provide help to other webmasters who have been victims of hacking, Google shares two different stories of websites that had been hacked and then cleaned up by their owners, one of a...
View ArticleWhy Websites Get Hacked
Why would anyone ever hack my website? Depending on who you are, the answer to this can vary. Nonetheless, it often revolves around a few very finite explanations. Follow Tony Perez as he goes through...
View ArticleChrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites
There is a phishing attack that is receiving much attention today in the security community. A phishing attack happens when an attacker sends you an email with a link to a malicious website. You click...
View ArticleCloudflare now offers unmetered DDoS attack mitigation
Cloudflare turns seven this week and it wants to give your network a present. Should your website come under Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, it will never charge you additional fees, or...
View ArticleWith 4 months to switch on HTTPS, are web hosting companies ready?
Like it or not, if your website isn’t using HTTPS (the encrypted version of the web’s HTTP protocol) by July then you’re likely to lose traffic. That’s because in July 2018 Google Chrome, the world’s...
View ArticleTwitter admits to password storage blunder – change your password now!
Today Twitter admitted that the company had made a serious security blunder: it had been storing unencrypted copies of passwords. Twitter claims that it has now “fixed the bug” and that its...
View ArticleNext steps toward more connection security
Google has sent out a warning that HTTP sites that contain forms and other input fields will be marked Not Secure staring this October. The search giant gave a notice of this a few months ago but has...
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