Security

If you think that you've never been on the receiving end of a phishing attack, then I bet you haven't checked your spam folder lately. There...Read more

If you're a JavaScript developer at any level, then you have probably used the popular package manager NPM at some point in time....Read more

If you own or run a website, then security should be near the top of the list in terms of daily priorities. You far too often hear stories o...Read more

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) has long been the go to method of transferring files on the internet. It's how you uploaded files to your share...Read more

The principle of least privilege is a security concept that recommends that any user of the system be given the minimum levels of access ne...Read more

Security leaders face strategic turmoil from a data protection standpoint as businesses increasingly require an ‘anytime, anywhere access...Read more

If there is one thing that a programmer knows, it is the term "bugs" when it comes to their code not functioning as intended. Maybe in your ...Read more

Whether you are using the internet to stay in touch with friends on social media, buy the latest must-have gadget, or watching an entry fro...Read more

Since Google became a verb, it has been no secret that they rely heavily on capturing user data, both to serve you better content and to se...Read more

source If you manage a website for your business, then it is important to make sure that you keep it safe and secure at all times. You don...Read more

This year we didn't hear too much in the news about security breaches or stolen data, although undoubtedly those incidents continued to hap...Read more

If keeping bots away is your thing, then using Google's reCAPTCHA is a must. And while it can be tedious to click on 20 images of cars in...Read more

And not at all in a cool way unfortunately. But in a more "that's kind of annoying..." way. For the most part, bots roam the interwebs hour...Read more

If you've just finished watching Snowden, then please don't spoil it for me. Although I think I know how it ends. Security is a hot topic r...Read more

Security is getting more difficult to attain nowadays on the old interwebs, and for good reason. It's not about hackers getting more clever...Read more

I've always been a proponent of having just the most secure site that you can possibly make. And as such, I always take precautions to make...Read more

It is no surprise that websites nowadays track your every move. Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, etc etc. The list goes on and on and for t...Read more

Captchas and reCaptchas are great inventions. They help keep spam out and help to verify that humans are on the interwebs and not mischievo...Read more

.NET makes it pretty simple to work with data encryption with the Cryptography namespace. So there should be no reason to have plain text......Read more

There I was looking through some Twitter feeds when I noticed that Tesla Motors was giving away Teslas if you called a phone number. "Amazi...Read more

Just recently researchers published a study showing that over 29 million American health records were compromised between 2010 and 2013. Ma...Read more

In my previous post I wrote about a few steps that you can take to better secure your website. One of those steps, probably the most import...Read more