With more and more business owners constantly growing their online presence, the problem of website hacking has also been on the rise. Some people don’t take the issue of website hacking seriously because they assume that their websites are not worth hacking. However, not all hackers do what they do to steal information. Websites are […]
Hackers Accessed 143 Million Equifax Accounts
The big news this week regarding cyber security is the massive breach to the private information of 143 million people connected with Equifax. The people affected by the data breach live in the United States, Canada and the UK. Their names, social security numbers, birth dates, and addresses were compromised sometime between May and July […]
Hackers Are As Bad As Hit-And-Run Drivers!
When it comes to cyber security, Trust Guard doesn’t mess around. They’re like reinforced steel, seat belts, and airbags all rolled into one for your online money-making vehicle. They use PCI compliant scanning to help you protect your website against the internet’s hit-and-run villains who would love to watch your website crash and burn. Lock […]
What To Do After Identity Theft
It’s a well-established fact identity theft victims go through a lot of pain. Identity theft is a crime that has shown no sign of slowing down thanks to the growing complexities of communication and technology. Having your ‘identity’ stolen as a person opens a whole new level of disastrous possibilities and the legal repercussions can […]
What are the Requirements for PCI Compliance?
Stealing credit cards and financial information has increased over the years with hackers getting more technical than ever and business owners inexplicably becoming less and less prepared. That’s why the PCI DSS developed a global solution for securing networks, applications, customer and business information. Companies who are PCI compliant have prevented millions of dollars of […]
Nine Strategies Used to Steal Identities
Having seen the 2013 movie Identity Thief directed by Seth Gordon, I began to truly understand how easy it is to steal identities. It is a huge problem in the world today (putting all the comedy aside). Identity theft in the United States is estimated to affect over 9 million people every year. It rose […]
A Quick Guide to Outsmarting Hackers
Outsmarting hackers isn’t easy. Many of them are masters in their field of expertise. They can either be your own, once-trusted team members or they unknown, malicious strangers. In the computing sector of this modern age, when a person hears the word ‘hacker’, it means trouble. It has become a negative word denoting someone who […]
5 Guidelines to Guarantee Cyber Security
Nobody wants their computer hacked or personal information compromised! So here are five guidelines to keep in mind to almost guarantee cyber security when browsing the web. Be wary of attachments With social media’s instant messaging capabilities and email’s attachment features, threats to your computer safety have just become more serious. Email attachments, most specifically, have […]
Top Five Website Security Protection Issues
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. […]
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