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How to Securely Access Remote Desktop?

Having secure remote access for employees and following best practices is essential to keep your data secure. In the past few months, companies in all industries have worked intensively with the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to maintain their business while maintaining physical distancing.  Since remote desktop access allows a corporate device to be accessed from […]

5 WordPress Security Solutions with Free SSL Certificates

Security vulnerabilities are inevitable but one can avoid them by securing applications. In this article, we are listing 5 popular WordPress security solution providers who also offer free SSL certificates. Security plays a vital role in software application development. Today, we have many open source/proprietary software available on the internet to develop an application. Open-source […]

A simple guide to keeping customers safe on your website

Forget about your products and services. Ignore all of your marketing efforts. The most essential aspect of a successful online business is security. If your security is lackadaisical, this could ultimately spell the end for your business – whether it’s due to a loss of finances or because it destroyed your reputation.  As a result, […]

How Can SEO Help Increase Website Security?

Though many think that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and security do not go hand in hand, they are a lot closer than many think. Whether this is the effect of website security on an existing SEO campaign or the campaign helping to improve the overall security of the website, there are a number of ways […]

FireEye And Gigamon Strike A High-Tech Alliance

FireEye and Gigamon, two cybersecurity organizations, have shaped a new strategy to enhance product effectiveness for customers while still providing them with what they need to stay protected in today’s digital environment. When paired together, FireEye Network Security and GigaSECURE Security Delivery Platform can provide canny access and control of system movement and alternatives for both […]

Hackers Illegally Purchasing Abused Code-signing & SSL Certificates From Underground Market

Threat actors using Abused Code-signing certificate from reputable companies as a layer of obfuscation in distributing malicious payloads. Abused Codesigning certificates would provide integrity for an application and there are different classes of Codesigning certificates standard and Extended Validation. Cybercriminals obtaining the certificate as like a specific buyer by submitting the stolen corporate identities of […]

Finally, Symantec sells of Digital Certificate(SSL) Business to DigiCert Inc

Today Symantec announced that they are to sell Digital certificate(SSL) business to DigiCert Inc for $950 million plus.Problems started from 2015 where Google had issues in Symantec certificate issuance process. Security engineers from Google and Firefox engineers discovered that Symantec misissued around 127 SSL certificates, as the investigation progress this underlying estimation developed to an […]

Google Announces Final Decision in Distrusting Symantec SSL Certificates

Google has made a conclusive decision on the different dates they want to execute as part of the accord plan in distrusting Symantec SSL Certificates. Security engineers from Google and Firefox engineers discovered that Symantec misissued around 127 SSL certificates, as the investigation progress this underlying estimation developed to an outstanding figure of more than 30,000 […]

What is an SSL certificate and how does it work?

What is an SSL certificate? SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is an international standard security technology that allows encrypted connection between a web browser and a web server. In fact, it is becoming the most popular type of e-commerce encryption. Most conventional intranet and extranet applications would typically require a combination of security mechanisms that include […]

Project Wycheproof – Test crypto libraries against known attacks

Google announced Project Wycheproof – Test crypto libraries against known attacks, it is created and kept up by individuals from Google Security Team, however, it is not an official Google product. Project Wycheproof incorporates more than 80 test cases, and Google says they have effectively revealed more than 40 security bugs.For instance, Project Wycheproof could recover […]

As sites move to SHA2 encryption, millions face HTTPS lock-out

“We’re about to leave a whole chunk of the internet in the past,” as millions of people remain dependent on old, insecure, but widely-used encryption. In 2016, tens of millions of people around the world will face trouble accessing some of the most common encrypted websites like Facebook, Google and Gmail, Twitter, and Microsoft sites. […]

How to Protect Your Windows Machine Against the FREAK Hack Attack

FREAK’s man-in-the-middle attacks are the result of the security mistakes made 20 years ago. Initially, it was thought that Windows machines are immune from the FREAK encryption flaw but a couple of days ago it was revealed that it isn’t the case. This SSL and TLS security hole isn’t just in Apple and Android, FREAK […]