The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced a significant step toward further development of post-quantum cryptography (PQC), as nine digital signature algorithms (DSAs) continue to proceed through the third round of its PQC Standardisation Process (PQCSP). The move follows 18 months of testing and evaluation and marks NIST’s…
Quantum computers are not something you see in movies anymore. They are real. They are a major problem in how we keep things safe online. This includes our bank accounts, the way we talk to each other, and our identities. Most of the ways we keep things secret today are…
Key Changes June 2026 If your organisation uses DigiCert, GeoTrust, Thawte, RapidSSL, or Encryption Everywhere to issue public TLS certificates and currently opts out of Certificate Transparency (CT) logging, your certificates will be force-logged starting June 1, 2026. Every domain name on those certificates becomes publicly visible. If you do…
Every time you log into your bank, send an email, or connect to a VPN, encryption quietly does the heavy lifting. The internet feels simple. The security underneath it? Anything but simplicity. That’s a problem most newbs miss: No encryption fits all cases. Symmetric encryption is quick but makes key…
Introduction Owing to the advancement in technology, hackers are never idle as they continue to look for new ways that they can use to penetrate and gain unauthorized access to people’s information. Among these up-and-coming threats is vishing, or voice phishing, a form of social engineering wherein the attacker uses…
Key Takeaways Introduction In the digital age, cybersecurity is crucial. Organizations and businesses face a staggering number of potential threats, including hackers, malware, data breaches, and more. Organizations must understand their cyber risks and manage them accordingly. This is where cybersecurity risk assessment and risk management are important. Cybersecurity risk…
Introduction IP spoofing is one of the strategies that can be employed in the culmination of diverse types of cyber attacks. The knowledge of what IP spoofing means, how it is done, and how to avoid being a victim of such attacks is essential for one to be secure on…
Introduction to BYOE Against the backdrop of organizations undergoing massive adoption of cloud services, it is critical to protect information from unauthorized access. The fact remains that most of the cloud service providers provide that most cloud services deliver strong encryption as a built-in feature, much of that worry arises…
DigiCert G1 Retirement 2026: A Turning Point in Web PKI Evolution Mozilla and Google Chrome will revoke the G1 root certificates of DigiCert on April 15, 2026. When the certificate you are using TLS chains to one of those roots, the browsers immediately do not trust it. A security warning…
Your Email is Encrypted Today, but Will It Hold Up Tomorrow? Awakening one day to discover that every “secure email” you’ve ever written was not secure at all. Your client contracts, financial spreadsheets, and confidential boardroom conversations… all revealed as if they were open texts. It’s the quantum future that…
Introduction When it comes to sending data over the internet, two main protocols dominate the landscape: TCP, which stands for Transmission Control Protocol, and UDP stands for User Datagram Protocol. These protocols are important since they determine how information is transferred from one device to another. But what exactly are…
Introduction With recent technological advancements, cyber hygiene has become an important factor in digital safety and security. As cybercrime risks continue to rise, individuals and organizations must implement cybersecurity measures to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive, personal, and identity data online. Definition Cyber hygiene or cyber sanitation may be defined…
What is the Change? Beginning March 2026, Certificate Authorities (CAs) must verify DNSSEC signatures during CAA evaluation and Domain Control Validation (DCV) if DNSSEC has been enabled on the domain. This change has been approved by the CA/Browser Forum through the CA/B Forum Ballot SC-085v2 (TLS) and SMC014 (S/MIME). With…
It’s 3:00 AM on a Saturday. Your main customer channel, the one that brings 80 percent of the business, is dead. The routers are checked by the network team. Fine. The development team reverses the most recent code. Still down. Lastly, the sysadmin is a bleary-eyed individual who inspects his…
You’re here because your Mailchimp emails aren’t getting opened, and it’s costing you. This guide is different. It’s not fluff. It’s not guesswork. It’s a strategic, data-driven playbook to help you fix low open rates fast and keep them high. Every tip here is something you can apply right now…