SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password. In 2014 eBay announced that over 145 million users’ information had been stolen, including names, addresses, date of birth, and passwords. failing to regularly update your theme, plugin, and core files is a huge security risk.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

However, SMB websites won’t face less risk — they’ll actually face different types of threats as cybercriminals adapt their methods. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs. Stealthy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs. Likewise, as user awareness grows, cybercriminals are also moving away from noisy attacks. Malvertising.

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PCI perspectives

DECEMBER 15, 2021

In the eighteen months plus since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic many businesses have had to reinvent themselves and adapt not only how they manage their business, but more importantly how they accept payments. Europe like most of the rest of the world saw a major switch to remote transactions and the world of e-commerce.

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PCI perspectives

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In this blog we explore the challenges around security of payment data during the hectic holiday season and provide tips and best practices to help retailers better secure their payment data.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, users must be mindful and methodical when setting up, for example, an eCommerce site in WordPress; it's wise to look beyond the real-world SEO benefits and design flexibility and consider factors like data integrity and security. For example, only allow senior developers to disable PHP file execution in directories using.htaccess.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As Covid pushed the pendulum ever closer to ecommerce supremacy, more people are shopping online in 2022 than ever before, with the usual holiday spike already upon us. That means more people unaware of the risks online shopping presents (other than overspending). In 2021, online holiday sales reached $211.41 billion , a 2.5%

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Transmission interception : Media files shared across the internet or company intranets may be intercepted or copied during transmission, particularly if the networks are not encrypted with sufficient protocols. This ensures that only approved, authorized staff with file-level permissions can access sensitive media.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Related: Uber hack shows DevOps risk. A single neglected server that was not protected by a dual password scheme was the last line of defense standing between the hacker and the exposed data. Office of Personnel Management , I’ve had insurance coverage from Premera Blue Cross and I’ve stayed at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

“The security risks of remote working have been well documented. The simplest way we can do this is by developing good daily routines that work to manage the most common cybersecurity risks facing our organisations. Examples of this include keeping software up to date, backing up data, and maintaining good password practices.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys. This was a software flaw.

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