SSL is one of the most popular protocols which helps in ensuring that the transactions which are made on the web are safe. While most users are ignorant about the principles of such protocols, they definitely know how to look for the icon on their URLs. The use of SSL ensures that the personal information such as bank details, personal contact details, etc. is encrypted with the help of these protocols and anyone one who might be peeking into the system will not be able to get access to such details. However, most web pages contain mixed content, i.e., a secure site which also includes assets such as images, scripts, etc. which come from unsecured locations. As a result, the users do gain knowledge that they might be entering into an unsecure transaction. However, there is no way of determining which aspect of the site is not secure. Read the rest of this entry »

The best way to offer tips when it comes to IT and web systems is by breaking them down into small chunks and offering them to users in plain and simple English. Most security professionals tend to divulge out way too much information and in their strive to tell a person everything, they end up saying nothing. A few of the best security tips on IT for the employees of a company are: Read the rest of this entry »

One of the main issues for people who purchase goods and services on a regular basis by way of online payments is that the payment process is quite complex and requires an individual to put in a lot of details such as names, addresses, card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, etc. Thus, the payment process becomes a pain for most users.

Since the payment forms are similar to UI elements of a site, they need to be well designed and as a result, the designers spend a lot of time in testing and tweaking the systems so as to get the highest possible conversions for paying customers. Thus, when they need to add 15 – 20 fields for secure payment gateways, it defeats the entire purpose of making the designs user friendly. Read the rest of this entry »

Spam or junk email, refers to all the publicity that is sent through email in a massive, undiscriminated and unsolicited way. Nowadays, the term is applied  to the publicity that people receive in their cell phones as text messages too.

In fact, about an 80% of the email that reaches your email account is spam, in most cases people do not realize it since there are filters that send them directly to a spam folder.

Spam is the term that is applied to the publicity emails you receive without having asked for it, and it constitutes the cheapest, fastest and easiest way of sending publicity to thousands of people. Read the rest of this entry »

Nowadays, private companies are trailing as many people’s movements possible online, trading that data to other companies who sequentially share it with the government and police force. The equipment they employ to do this trailing is progressing quickly and has grown to be extremely refined, and people have little prospect of keeping up with what is happening once they surf, let alone taking the difficult steps required to avoid this spying.

As stewards of digital lives, companies are the primary line of defense once it comes to maintaining personal information personal. Companies ought to: Read the rest of this entry »

Expert hackers give us invaluable and easy tips on how to maintain our privacy while surfing on the Internet. Obviously, Internet has brought us too many advantages and benefits, but it is undeniable that it leads us highly exposed when it comes to our privacy and most susceptible of becoming victims of fraud, or spam. There are simple things though, that we can do keep ourself safe while browsing the net:

- Try to use a browser that does not keep track of your searches or saves your browsing history, which is what the most popular browsers precisely do. For instance, Google keeps a detailed registration of all our moves within their web services, ranging from the browser to Youtube or Google Maps. Even when not logged in, the browser follows our steps. So if you don´t want to leave any cyber foot prints, use a non tracking browser, such as Bing from Microsoft, DuckDuckGo, or Ixquick. Read the rest of this entry »