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How to secure a contact form against spammers and robots?
Adding a security question at the end of the form will keep spammers and robots away from your contact form. The questions at the end of your form can be simple as a sum of 2+5, or you can ask the spelling of an easy word. Spammers and robots won't be able to answer them, so they won't be able to complete the contact form and click on submit. Common methods used by spammers and robots f
25 Apr, 2023 read more »
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How Google Disavow helps boost website security and discoverability
Google Disavow is a tool that is widely used by website owners, webmasters and SEO professionals to help improve their website's search engine rankings. It was introduced by Google in 2012 as a way for website owners to detach themselves from spammy and low-quality backlinks, which have the potential to negatively impact their website's Search Engine Optimization (SEO).How Google Disavow wo
22 Mar, 2023 read more »
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How spam protection can help businesses?
Spam is unsolicited or unwanted electronic communication, typically sent in large quantities. Here are three types of spam:Email spam: Email spam refers to unsolicited or unwanted emails that are sent to a large number of recipients. These emails can be promotional in nature, or they can contain malicious content such as phishing scams or malware.Domain spam: Domain spam refers to the practice of
07 Jan, 2023 read more »
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Cyber Security Predictions for 2023
When moving to 2023, cyber security and threat detection will remain at the top of businesses. Data breaches have been a major concern for all small and large businesses. According to a report by IBM, the average data breach cost reached $4.35 billion in 2022. Data breaches have increased by 2.6% than the previous year. Due to this, the emphasis on cyber-physical systems, data priv
27 Dec, 2022 read more »
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What is Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)?
Traditionally we used Web Application Firewalls to protect the web apps. However, WAAP is the newer protection method that web apps are currently using that comes as an evolution of cloud web app firewall services. What is WAAP? Web apps are programs available online, and any user can access them via the internet from any part of the world. Web apps have several features, some of whi
06 Dec, 2022 read more »
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What is ATO (Account Takeover) Fraud, and how to protect against it?
ATO Fraud is an attack where cybercriminals steal login credentials to online accounts or buy a list of stolen credentials. After gaining credentials, cybercriminals can deploy bots to access different websites to log in on different websites, including retail, ecommerce, travel, social media, finance, etc. Eventually, the attackers successfully create a list of verified and working cr
20 Nov, 2022 read more »
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What is Domain Blacklisting?
With the increasing number of digital threats, it has become necessary for search engines to determine the difference between legit websites and those that are not legit. The websites that are not legit can contain viruses and malware, but it is not efficient that search engines to list all the websites that are found to have issues. It is where domain blacklisting comes in, and here, we
24 Oct, 2022 read more »
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The Importance of Penetration Testing: Everything You Need to Know
The trend of cyberattacks has grown a lot in the past few years, and with the increasing need for online systems, it may increase even more in coming years. So, every company must secure its systems against such attacks, and penetration testing is an effective option. Penetration testing (Pen-testing) tests your system by emulating cyber-attacks on the system, network and applications.
30 Sep, 2022 read more »
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Top 10 OWASP Vulnerabilities in 2022
The modern-day web apps depend on a shorter delivery time with fewer cost expectations. Thus, API usage has been highly boosted in the past few years. While there are obvious cost, time, and effort-related benefits for the developers, there are some security concerns. OWASP API Security (Open Web Application Security Project) is an online non-profit and collaborative community that prov
26 Jul, 2022 read more »
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Zero Trust Security (ZTS) Service Providers
Zero Trust Security (ZTS) is a term that describes a security model where no single point of failure exists. This means that if any part of the system fails, the entire system can still function. ZTS has been used successfully in many industries including healthcare, banking, finance, government, and defense. In the context of information technology, ZTS refers to the ability to provide secure acc
28 May, 2022 read more »
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Top JavaScript Security Vulnerabilities
Cybercrime is getting their hands deeper and deeper day by day. Due to weak security ends, we face cybercrime problems. Yes, cybercriminals basically know about the vulnerabilities of your website or software, and they simply work on them to finally get a grip on your system. Once the cybercriminals are inside your system, they can do anything. They can get access to any of your persona
28 Apr, 2022 read more »
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Top PHP security vulnerabilities
PHP is a scripting language that is used for all-purpose. It is associated with web development, and most companies use it because of its advantages. However, you also need to know about PHP security and vulnerability to keep your application or webpage secure. It is a server-side scripting language that is also embedded in HTML. It has a lot of use, and you can also maintain your appl
28 Mar, 2022 read more »
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Top cyber security threats in 2022
As more and more people now have opted for remote working, therefore, cybersecurity has become more important than ever before. Most importantly, 2021 has seen different types and an increasing number of cybersecurity threats along with challenges to ensure a remote workforce for organizations. Therefore, it has been more challenging for organizations to ensure data protection as well as
20 Jan, 2022 read more »
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Why is it important to monitor applications uptime and speed?
If you have developed an application or a website, it is very important to monitor it in all ways. Monitoring the speed and uptime is necessary, and it will provide you with all the information regarding the website.  It would help if you made sure that the website was convenient and easy to use. It will make people love your website. They will visit it frequently because of t
12 Dec, 2021 read more »
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Website Security Checklist for 2022
This is the era of the internet and technology and having a website has become so important for everyone. Every business from size to large ones is looking to have their websites because a website comes along with several benefits for a business. While there could be several business benefits with the help of a website, the issues can be even larger.   While starting with yo
05 Dec, 2021 read more »
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Good bots versus Bad bots. How to protect against bad bots?
Bots are actually programs meant to automate repetitive and various other tasks, both harmful and useful. That’s the reason why these are described as good bots and bad bots. According to various research studies, more than 50% of traffic on the internet is made of bots. However, the malicious or bad bots must be mitigated quickly, otherwise, these can harm you. However, when it co
16 Nov, 2021 read more »
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EU Commission taking action to enhance cybersecurity of wireless products
As wireless devices have become an essential part of consumers’ lives. Therefore, the commission has now adopted an amendment to toughen the requirements of cybersecurity for wireless devices. The European Commission has recently ordered an update to the Directive of Radio Equipment to introduce new security guidelines for the wireless and radio being sold in the EU market. These gui
03 Nov, 2021 read more »
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Two Factor Authentication in Banking and Financial solutions
Banking is one of the most secure forms of keeping your money safe for as much time as you want. Two-factor authentication has made banking more convenient and safer. It is one of the best financial solutions to all the problems being faced in the name of security. Two-factor authentication can provide you with many benefits when it comes to banking and financial benefits. Now you do n
20 Oct, 2021 read more »
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The Importance of a Web Application Firewall
The internet has changed this world into a global village. Miles converted into millimeters of virtual distance; the internet applications are benefitting the world in several amazing ways. One of these ways is with the help of web applications. The web applications run on different mobile and computer devices, making their usage very easy and practical. At the same time, different plat
03 Sep, 2021 read more »
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Top 10 OWASP Vulnerabilities in 2021
The OWASP stands for the open web application security project. The OWASP is a system that is non-profitable. The function of the OWASP is to protect the software and web applications. There are hundreds and millions on the web software. This software needs to be protected due to various reasons. There are many types of open web application security projects. However, in some cases, there
31 Jul, 2021 read more »
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The importance of website backup. Files, source code and database backup
You can do multiple things to keep your business site protected, ranging from creating a strong password to choosing the best website hosting service. However, still, you have a risk of losing your website due to any small mistake. Therefore, having a website backup, including website files, database, and source code, is the most important step to secure your site. Having a regular webs
16 Jun, 2021 read more »
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Spam, Website Spam, IP Spam, and Email Spam: Everything you need to know
If you are in an online business for a while, you must have dealt with different types of spam at some point or another. However, if you are just starting, you must have many things to learn for enhanced protection. So, here we will learn about different types of spam to know more about things in this regard: What Is Spam? Spams are irrelevant and unsolicited messages sent over the
28 May, 2021 read more »
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Website security checklist for 2021
It's almost 2021 and the cyber security threats are more aggressive than ever. We prepared a website security checklist that will guarantee you that your website is a safe place for your visitors. In order to make your website secure, you need to:1) Use up to date softwareLet's say that you have an ecommerce shop, one that uses WooCommerce or Magento. There are new software updates almos
28 Dec, 2020 read more »
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Website security checklist for 2019
It's almost 2019 and the cyber security threats are more aggressive than ever. We prepared a website security checklist that will guarantee you that your website is a safe place for your visitors. In order to make your website secure, you need to:1) Use up to date softwareLet's say that you have an ecommerce shop, one that uses WooCommerce or Magento. There are new software updates almost every tw
10 Nov, 2018 read more »
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