What is HTTPS? HTTPS stands for “Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure”. It is an internet protocol that allows for the secure flow of information between a server (website) and client (whoever is accessing the server). HTTPS sites provide numerous benefits over HTTP for internet users, including: Authentication – ensures that the intended website is shown to […]
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Do These 3 Things to Keep Your Business Safe and Secure
We all want to keep our businesses as safe and secure as possible. Creating a startup is never going to be easy and you’re going to have to invest a whole lot of time, effort and money into every aspect of the business to ensure it stays up and running. There’s product development to focus […]
Phishing Is Up During COVID-19 – Are You Prepared?
In the realm of cybersecurity, do you think you are covered? 74% of hackers say they are rarely impressed by an organization’s security measures. So why aren’t they impressed? Are your firewalls not tall enough, is your system not up to date, is your IT defense force not up to snuff? No, it’s because 93% […]
Security and Usability: 3 Ways You Can Have Both
While surfing the web, you can come across a debate in the business world that you can either have security or usability, but not both. Historically, usability trumped security. There was no way for the average computer user to incorporate security practices into their daily routine. But with the advent of new technologies, that paradigm […]
How To Protect Your Business From Data Fraud
By October 2020, every American brick-and-mortar merchant will be required to use chip transactions. Failure to do so will result in the brand being liable for any fraud that results. Why is this? Chip cards reduce the rate of counterfeit payments received. In 2019, 99% of American payments were processed on chip cards; and during […]
7 Tricky Signs of a Computer Hacker
According to a study conducted by Clark School, hackers attack every 39 seconds (or about 2,244 times a day). Easy access to cheap tools and malware make it easy for them to get the job done. There is plenty of information online that can help a person get their hands on malware, such as viruses […]
5 Essential Ways to Secure Your Office Building
Your office building needs to be a safe environment. Not only to protect the operations of the business, but to protect those who work inside the building. So how do you keep your building secured with today’s continued risks for security? Let’s find out. Electronic Door Locks One of the best ways to secure a […]
4 Ways to Protect Your Device from Online Threats
Cybercrime is continuing to progress at an alarming rate, and cybersecurity is one of the best ways to protect yourself or your business. Many major attacks have taken place, such as the infamous Yahoo attack of 2014 and again in 2016, where it lost the majority of its data. Although individuals are at high risk, almost 43 percent of […]
10 Reasons Businesses and Marketers Must Use VPN
All over the world, businesses are sustaining financial losses due to cyber threats such as denial-of-service (DoS), phishing, malwares, eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle (MitM), SQL injection, and password attacks. These attacks are also compromising millions of individuals’ private information. For example, during the 2017 security breach on the family genealogy site MyHeritage, hackers accessed the email addresses […]
8 Cyber Security Tips for Protecting Your Mobile
The mobile phone has evolved to become one of the most frequently used technological devices in the modern era. As individuals, our use of mobile phones touches nearly every aspect of our daily lives. It’s a communication device, a media device, an internet browser, a source of entertainment, a purchaser of goods and services—the list […]
