Tag Archives: passwords

Safer Internet Day: Security vs. Convenience

It isn’t easy to be secure all the time — this is especially true if you are new to cybersecurity. A well-formed security plan takes deliberate effort at the very least, and constant vigilance at most. Even the top experts have room to improve because cybersecurity is a constantly moving target. Unfortunately, most internet users […]

A Scam-Free Cyber Monday for Online Businesses

Every year we see an increase in website attacks during the holidays.  While business owners see their sales go up due to promotional Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaigns, hackers are in the background working nonstop to create malicious, fraudulent websites as well as take advantage of legitimate ones. Main Cyber Monday Threats Phishing Pages One […]

OWASP Top 10 Security Risks – Part II

It is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and in order to bring awareness to what threatens the integrity of websites, we have started a series of posts on the OWASP top 10 security risks. The OWASP Top 10 list consists of the 10 most seen application vulnerabilities: Injection Broken Authentication Sensitive data exposure XML External […]

PCI for SMB: Requirement 7 & 8 – Implement Strong Access Control Measures

This is the fifth post in a series of articles on understanding the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard – PCI DSS. We are halfway there! In the previous articles about PCI, we covered the following: Requirement 1: Build and Maintain a Secure Network – Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data. […]

How to Create Secure Passwords For Your Website

Have you ever had to sign up for a new account, but once the time came to create a password, your spirits dropped a little? It’s hard enough to remember one password let alone multiple passwords. Panic sets in as the security suggestions prompt you to add more numbers and unique characters. How am I […]

Intro to Securing an Online Store

Ecommerce websites have one of the most difficult challenges in the web security space – keeping the implicit trust of a customer in order to make them feel safe shopping on the site. Whether the business started as a local brick-and-mortar shop, or deployed online from the start, it’s easy to design a website and […]