Category: cyber attack

October 6, 2017

Three of the Biggest Website Security Blunders of All Time

Over the years, many individuals and organizations have fallen victims to identity theft, fraud, and other security blunders. Data breaches and identity theft have since become a huge problem in the world today because...

cyber attack

March 30, 2017

Who Has Been Hacked?

There are many businesses in the news as of late that have been hacked resulting in personal and private information being compromised. As an online business owner, you probably think “It will never happen...

cyber attack / Ted Talks / Trust Guard / Website Security

February 6, 2017

James Lyne Says Cyber Crimes Happen Daily

James Lyne, a cyber security specialist with Sophos, presented a 20 minute TED Talk that you can and should watch here. In 2013, he discussed the basics of everyday cybercrime and the simple steps...

cyber attack / eCommerce

December 19, 2016

What’s the Combination to Your Digital Safe?

Are you a business owner? If so, some of your most treasured and valuable possessions are kept within the solid, steel-like confines of your website and its server. Just as you should lock and protect your tangible safe...

business / cyber attack / eCommerce

December 5, 2016

Top Three Email Security Tips

E-mail security is difficult. The primary problem is that even if you take precautions to protect your end of the conversation, you can do little to secure the servers and clients in between and...

Conversion Rates / cyber attack / eCommerce / PCI Compliance / PCI Scanning / Trust Guard / Trust Seals / Website Security

November 30, 2016

Hire Bouncers for Your Digital Night Club

In many ways, you probably wish your website was as popular as your local night club. ~ You want lots of interesting, upbeat, energetic people to visit often. ~ You want them to bring...

Conversion Rates / cyber attack / cyber security news / data breach / eCommerce

October 31, 2016

The UK Is Taking Online Security More Seriously

Online consumers and social media users in the UK are finally realizing that they are at risk of identity theft and cyber attacks. According to ESET, this realization has prompted many of them to...

cyber attack

October 12, 2016

14 Unexpected Things That Could Be Hacked

It’s common knowledge that your computer can be hacked, but are you aware of the bevy of devices, items and industries that are also at risk of attack? In this new world of the...

cyber attack / cyber security news / data breach

September 23, 2016

Yahoo Finally Confesses: 500 Million Users Were Hacked

Experts say it could the biggest hack ever in terms of scale. In comparison, a LinkedIn hack in 2012 affected 117 million accounts, and it was announced earlier this year that 360 million MySpace...

cyber attack / identity theft protection

September 12, 2016

Is That Email From PayPal Actually From A Hacker?

Have you ever received an email from PayPal that said “Your account has been limited until we hear from you”? But after you open it, you start to get suspicious. Could it actually be...