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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

SiteLock

An SSL Certificate is used to establish a secure encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. Julia’s eCommerce Site Goes Down In Style. Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords. If malware is found, she is alerted immediately.

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Domain Control Validation (DCV) Methods & How to Choose

Security Boulevard

Ensure data confidentiality and integrity with robust encryption algorithms to protect information transmitted between browsers and website servers. Then, the CA's validation system checks the DNS records to verify domain control. DNS Meanwhile, Wildcard certificates typically use DNS-based validation. Domain configuration.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Really, never roll your own encryption. SSH or Secure Shell is an encrypted connection over Port 22. Why should I attempt to create my own SSL/TLS when I can integrate OpenSSL into my product. Just don’t.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Really, never roll your own encryption. SSH or Secure Shell is an encrypted connection over Port 22. Why should I attempt to create my own SSL/TLS when I can integrate OpenSSL into my product. Just don’t.

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NullMixer: oodles of Trojans in a single dropper

SecureList

Configuration is stored in several registry keys in encrypted and base64 encoded form. After retrieving this information, the malware attempts to extract additional information like access tokens, account IDs, etc. To get more information about a user’s Facebook account, Disbuk queries Facebook Graph API. PrivateLoader.

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