Navigating Data Responsibility

As we take a step back and think about how much the Internet has grown over the past 20 years, we realize how much content/data has been made available to everyone.
Moving forward, there’s no reason to expect data availability to slow down. In f… Continue reading Navigating Data Responsibility

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,&#160… Continue reading A Scam-Free Cyber Monday for Online Businesses

PCI for SMB: Requirement 9 – Implement Strong Access Control Measures

Welcome to the sixth post of a series on understanding the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard–PCI DSS. We want to show how PCI DSS affects anyone going through the compliance process using the PCI SAQ’s (Self Assessment Questionn… Continue reading PCI for SMB: Requirement 9 – Implement Strong Access Control Measures

10 Tips to Improve Your Website Security

Having a website has become easier than ever due to the proliferation of great tools and services in the web development space. Content management systems (CMS) like WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, Magento, and others allow business owners to build an onl… Continue reading 10 Tips to Improve Your Website Security

Web Marketers Should Learn Security

Most online marketers think of themselves as T-shaped individuals. The theory behind this concept is that individuals possess a wide range of skills, with some abilities running deeper than others.
Website security awareness is in short supply and we … Continue reading Web Marketers Should Learn Security

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 applica… Continue reading OWASP Top 10 Security Risks – Part II

Three C-Words of Web App Security: Part 2 – CSRF

This is the second in a three-part series, Three C-Words of Web Application Security. I wrote a sort of prologue back in April, called A Brief Evolution of Web Apps, just to set the scene for those less versed in web application history. In July, … Continue reading Three C-Words of Web App Security: Part 2 – CSRF

Creating a Response Plan You Can Trust

As a website owner, you may have experienced your website being down for any number of reasons. Maybe due to errors in code, server related difficulties or even being under attack from bad actors.
I once shared my own experience of a hacked website in… Continue reading Creating a Response Plan You Can Trust