According to Creative Bloq, here are five website security protection tips to help you avoid the damage and destruction caused by hackers on a daily basis. You may not think your site has anything worth being hacked for, but websites are compromised all the time. The majority of website security breaches are not to steal […]
PCI DSS Provides 12-Step Program for Cyber Security
John Kindervag is vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research, and a former qualified security assessor (QSA). He says that business owners should start thinking about PCI compliance as something like a 12 step program. It’s not bulletproof, but it addresses the tendency of each website owner to see security as someone else’s problem. […]
President Trump Says No Computer is Safe
Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump says that “no computer is safe” when it comes to keeping information private. He expressed growing skepticism about the overall security of online communications. His administration is likely to use the un-safe internet often for everything from day-to-day planning to international relations. Trump rarely uses email or computers, despite his […]
Security Expert Brian Krebs Says: Buy Quality Hardware
Security expert Brian Krebs says people using the internet are safer if they purchase quality hardware. The 43-year-old Alabama native writes Krebs on Security. It’s a one-man operation focused on digital crime. His encyclopedic knowledge of the subject and his network of contacts has made his blog essential reading for anyone interested in cyber crime and […]
Better Stacked Than Hacked!
Are you like most business owners? Most business owners say that they would rather have stacks of cash than to have their websites hacked. They say it, but they usually don’t do anything about it. It’s like saying you want to lose 15 pounds and then eating a box of Twinkies. It just doesn’t make […]
Two Key E-Commerce Strategies for Your Company!
Here are a few e-commerce strategies practiced by successful business owners. They help you convert more of your visitors into customers. Sure you want more traffic. But you also want to be as efficient as possible with the traffic you do get. Optimize Your Product Page Posting high-quality photography is the single most important component […]
Who Is Protecting Your Website?
We pay quite a bit of money for insurances and warranties that are protecting our cars, homes, your offline business assets, and our health. These protective measures are important to us. They give us peace of mind knowing that if there are any problems that the responsible parties will help us resolve any problems quickly […]
Your Website Needs a Lifeguard!
Sometimes, a lifeguard is someone who risks his or her life to save people who have wandered too far out, or who never really learned how to swim. They learn CPR, rescue swimming techniques, and other lifesaving strategies to save people that are at risk of drowning. But lifeguards are also there to prevent accidents from […]
Ignoring PCI Compliance Regulations is a Bad Idea
Letting an employee stay an employee just because you would feel bad firing him is a bad idea. Not changing your password to all your website’s areas of access after firing someone is a worse idea. But ignoring basic PCI compliance regulations could be the worst idea of all. With more than 510 million records […]
Common Traits of Trolls and Hackers
Trolls and hackers are similar to each other in several ways. Both species are annoying and enjoy causing problems. I’m not talking about the trolls that try to upset everyone in online forums with rude and obnoxious posts. Although, who’s to say that that’s not how hackers spend their free time. Here are five ways […]