Starting October 1, 2011 Facebook will require a valid SSL Certificate for all pages and applications hosted outside of Facebook. But what does this mean, exactly? How will it change the way you experience Facebook? The answer depends largely on how you use Facebook — as a user, developer, and/or business owner — and what [...]
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Last week Internet security company Comodo came forward stating that they had issued SSL certificates to fraudulent hackers who did not submit all the security information to apply for a SSL. Because the SSLs were not correctly certified the alleged hackers were able to set up a few “secure” websites with the intention of [...]
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With DoS attacks making headlines a month ago or so, this article could have perhaps been better timed, but better late than never. I had to employ this simple trick a few weeks ago to navigate to Escrow.com while they were under a DoS attack, but I have been told it worked for accessing Paypal [...]
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I recently received an email about how particular type of SSL has increased online sales. The the email was from one of the largest SSL providers, Verisign (Symantec). After reviewing over 50 case studies the evidence was extremely consistent and provided strong reasoning for upgrading to an EV (Extended Validation) SSL. The companies studied [...]
Read moreHaving trouble trying to surf Facebook or Twitter at work ? Are you trying to surf your favorite social media site at work? This maybe an amazingly y easy trick and some of you know it and others don’t so here it is. When you go to Facebook.com instead of going straight to the site, [...]
Read moreWhat’s the Point in using an SSL Security Certificate? Why do you need to use an SSL security certificate? I’ve been asked by webmasters so many times before, “do I need an SSL secure certificate for my site?”, for which the answer is almost always a resounding “yes!”. Then, there’s always the question, “why do [...]
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What is a Cyber Security Certificate? Is there such a thing? Cyber security certificates, commonly known as SSL or Secure Sockets Layer certificates, are the most widely used security tool on the internet, used to encrypt and authenticate data that is transmitted online. SSL certificates are the perfect security tool, as they make use of [...]
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Mac users were always of the opinion that their systems were immune from viruses, Trojan horses and other types of malware. However, Mac users can no longer overlook anti-virus protection. Malware striking Mac computers is making the headline! The cyber security community is irate over the fact that Apple Inc has dilly-dallied on eradicating malware. [...]
How much was really lost? If you didn’t already hear. Zappos.com the worlds largest online shoe website was hacked and credit card information was compromised. We seem to be hearing a lot about this lately in the press. Zappos.com is one of our favorite sites to shop on, but now we have to wonder is [...]
