Are you one of the 1 in 4 Americans who have deleted the Facebook app from your phone? Are privacy concerns the reason you pulled the trigger? If so, the social media platform is taking steps to try and win you back. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to make the most popular social media […]
Email Safety Tips for Your Business
Simply changing your passwords every six months or using unique passwords for each login isn’t enough. You need to go the extra mile to ensure email safety and that your data is protected. Any business owner will tell you that one of their primary concerns is email security, but not all of them are doing […]
5 Tips for Safe Online Holiday Shopping
Protect your money and your identity when shopping online during the holidays. The holidays are here, which means it’s a stressful time for many. Between the family, the travel, and the gifts, there’s no shortage of things to worry about between now and the New Year. But there’s one potential threat to a happy holiday […]
The Google+ Security Breach
What the Google+ Breach Means for the Company and its Users Any type of security breach is cause for concern among both a company and its users, but failing to disclose the breach for months in an attempt to avoid bad press and other repercussions intensifies the scrutiny significantly. In March, Google discovered that a […]
WordPress Moving Toward SSL Requirement in 2017
In a move toward improving website security, WordPress – one of the world’s largest content management systems (CMS) – has recently announced that it will require secure socket layer encryption (SSL) for websites using the platform beginning in 2017. SSL encrypts traffic between a user’s browser and the server hosting the website to prevent “snooping” and […]
Wordfence Emergency Bulletin Regarding Firefox Security Vulnerability
Wordfence, a leading provider of security products and services, has issued an emergency bulletin advising users of the Firefox browser of a potentially serious security issue. They write, “if you use Firefox, we recommend you temporarily switch browsers to Chrome, Safari or a non-firefox based browser that is secure until the Firefox dev team can […]
