Discover what it takes to be secure on the web by reading these helpful articles. From preventing phishing attacks from using the best firewalls, there’s a lot to learn in this space.
Secure your cloud computing environment! Let’s start with the basics first. What is Cloud Computing? Simply put Cloud Computing means the availability of computer resources on demand. The entire range of computing services – both hardware and software- including servers, storage space, database, networking (hardware), analytics, and intelligence (software), are available on-demand from the cloud….
Even though Linux based systems are often considered impenetrable, there are still risks that need to be taken seriously. Rootkits, viruses, ransomware, and many other harmful programs can often attack and cause problems to Linux servers. No matter the operating system, taking security measures is a must for servers. Large brands and organizations have taken…
The most valuable assets of a company are also the most difficult to protect. We are talking about data, the essential substance that keeps every company’s nervous system alive. Fortunately, there is an entire industry dedicated exclusively to help companies avoid data loss. This industry is led by a handful of vendors that provide a…
Google often displays security alerts to prevent you from entering a malicious or hacked website. You are either alerted through a warning on the Chrome browser or via a warning beneath the website in search results. While Chrome security warnings are shown as a danger red page, Google search results show a hyperlinked warning right…
A password manager can be a game-changer if you aren’t good at remembering your passwords. Not many people realize that passwords need to something long and strong, especially when we already know the internet breeds plenty of hackers. But the question is, how are we going to remember our long and ugly-looking passwords? You might…
Hearing about Zeppelin ransomware but not sure what they are? What is ransomware? The presence of the word ransom indicates that it involves money. Ransomware is when an individual or a group of individuals infect someone’s data in such a way that the victims can’t access it unless they pay a specific amount to them….
Your PHP site is launched. Congratulations! But wait.. did you take care of essential security hardening? PHP is a lightweight yet very powerful backend programming language. It powers around 80% of the global web applications, making it one of the most commonly used languages in the development world. The reason for its popularity and wide…
Don’t let bad bots take over your site and influence business decisions. Website visitors aren’t always people made from flesh and meat: Sometimes they’re bots. Bots mostly scour websites to collect statistics for search engines like Google and Yahoo, but there are also bots that harvest information, create fake accounts, spread viruses or spam comment…
The Anchore Engine is an open-source tool for scanning and analyzing container images for security vulnerabilities and policy issues. It is available as a Docker container image that can run within an orchestration platform, or as a standalone installation. This is a useful security tool that enables developers and QA teams to test, identify, and…
Forget about horror movies; the one thing that scares us the most is the thought of losing access to our accounts. At least that is the case with me. I can’t imagine waking up in the morning and not being able to login to my accounts. Be it social media or emails, and our credentials…
