Is your site PCI compliant? It should be. Payment data security standards (DSS) are governed by a set of rules created by the Payment Card Industry (PCI). They outline security measures that sellers accepting credit card payments must meet to help prevent security breaches and data theft. Smaller companies have fewer responsibilities than larger corporations. […]
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 […]
What Potatoes Can Teach Us About Security
I love hash browns and roasted potato hash. And although hashing your stored password data doesn’t require a little salt, pepper, and ketchup, doing so can be delicious to your clients – and keep them coming back for more of what you’re offering them year-after-year. Doesn’t that sound s-mashing! Do you have a website that […]
Eight Things You Can Do to Protect Yourself from a DDoS Attack
Every day of our lives now there are twice as many websites that are hacked than babies that are born. According to an article from Rival Host, if your website goes down due to an overload of website traffic, you’re probably a victim of the notorious distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. DDoS attacks have […]
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 […]
The Top Three PCI Compliance Mistakes
The truth is that most business owners misunderstand PCI compliance and website security in general. That’s why mistakes – avoidable mistakes – are made. The result is significant economic, legal and reputational problems. Some online businesses get hacked just when they start producing revenue. Others have their websites compromised when they’re making millions. Regardless, it’s […]
Hackers Guess Passwords Too Easily
According to new research, hackers guess passwords too easily, causing a major threat to online security. The problem begins when hackers guess passwords and obtain access to private information. The problem continues when hackers access accounts by exploiting security shortfalls such as when the individual being hacked uses passwords that contain personal information. Then, the […]
Young Adults Care About Online Security
Young adults seem to be wiser than adults when it comes to understanding the risks associated with online business and personal interactions. According to a study by Pew Research, titled The state of privacy in post-Snowden America, young adults are generally more focused than are their elders when it comes to online privacy. The study brackets […]
Malvertisements Threatens Online Ad Industry
The online ad industry, like virtually every other internet industry, feels threatened by various security issues. Significant security issues are facing the online ad industry. So-called malvertisements have become very appealing to cyber-criminals because the distribution channel is already in place and will, at least in the foreseeable future, never be shut down. That network – […]
New Book Says “The Hackers are Coming!”
Learn how to improve your online security skills by reading Ronald Nutter’s new book “The Hackers Are Coming.” This online security expert will help you choose the best password management and two-factor authentication tools. These tools won’t keep breaches like the one at Yahoo from happening, you’ll need daily vulnerability scanning to even have a […]