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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Key Strategies to Stay Safe Online
There are a few key strategies to stay safe online and security experts say that a combination of safe behavior and products helps keep users protected. The online world is a scary and dangerous place. Viruses and malware that steal information make their way onto computers. Hackers hijack devices and demand a ransom to get back […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]