Introduction WordPress is one of the most popular CMS at the moment due to its high usage in over 40% of websites globally. Created to design and develop simple weblogs in 2003, this open source is now a popular tool to develop various websites, ranging from simple blogs to professional…
What is 256-Bit Encryption? A 256-bit encryption is associated with the 256-bit key used in different cryptographic algorithms to encrypt data. With 256-bit key encryption, the data is made unreadable without the correct key, making it almost impossible for unauthorized parties to crack it. SSL/TLS protocols are widely used for…
What is a Web Application Firewall (WAF)? A Web Application Firewall (WAF) can be viewed as a protection layer for web applications that inspects traffic in and out to identify suspicious activities. A WAF can analyze HTTP/HTTPS requests to find the specific patterns that may contain typical attack techniques like…
What is an EV SSL Certificate? EV SSL Certificates are the most trusted and strict type of SSL certificates. The greatest level of trust and safety that a website can ensure is from these kinds of certificates, since getting one entails a detailed checking process. What is necessary is that…
You’ve seen the green padlock in your browser. It feels safe, right? But here’s the thing: that padlock doesn’t guarantee you’re secure, not if the SSL certificate behind it is expired, misconfigured, or improperly managed. SSL/TLS certificates are the backbone of encrypted web communication. They protect sensitive data, like login…
The infamous ransomware gang is back in the spotlight, this time targeting Oracle’s E-Business Suite, and yes, Oracle just dropped an emergency patch. Late last week, Oracle confirmed what cybersecurity pros had feared. A critical zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-61882) was being actively exploited in the wild. The flaw scores 9.8 on…
As organizations continue migrating workloads to the cloud, data security is the top priority now. Not only do organizations need to comply with regulations, but they also need to maintain sensitive information under their control. Two approaches that have been viewed in the cloud security landscape are Bring Your Own…
Hackers break into your systems. They don’t deface your website. They don’t dump your customer records on the dark web. They don’t even try to ransom you. Instead, they quietly steal your most valuable data contracts, medical records, financial transactions, even classified files, and walk away. They just store it,…
Phishing attacks aren’t just some hacker in a hoodie working out of a basement. They’re a full-blown, global business operation, and they’re getting more sophisticated every month. According to a brand-new report from Netcraft, two major PhaaS (Phishing-as-a-Service) platforms, Lighthouse and Lucid, have been linked to over 17,500 phishing domains,…
Introduction We live in a time when there is nothing secure, but we still trust the internet as a repository of our information. The recent cybercrimes are not what they appear to be, though. Yet we still entrust Google Drive, OneDrive, or any other means to keep our classified files…
NIST finalised the first post-quantum cryptography standards FIPS 203 (Kyber), FIPS 204 (Dilithium), and FIPS 205 (SPHINCS+). Translation? This isn’t “someday, maybe” tech anymore. The algorithms that will replace today’s RSA and ECC are official, and the countdown to migration has already started. The funny thing about bank security is…
As of September 2025, the certificate authority space is experiencing a significant shift in how they perform domain control and certificate authority authorization (CAA) checks. MPIC (Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration) is required under CA/Browser Forum policy for TLS and S/MIME certificate issuance trust. This article will describe MPIC requirements, the technical…
What is Certificate Transparency? Certificate Transparency is an approach that aims to make the PKI more secure by maintaining an open log of X.509 SSL/TLS certificates that are issued to Certificate Authorities. There are three primary objectives of CT: to identify and mitigate instances of mis-issuance of certificates, to aid…
Every big technological change follows a pattern. At first, it seems too far away to worry about. Then, almost overnight, it becomes urgent. That’s what’s happening with quantum computing and the world of digital assets. For years, talk about quantum breaking cryptography sounded like a futurist’s thought experiment. But the…
When you type a website into your browser, you assume your connection is private. That no one’s peeking over your shoulder. That’s the entire promise of TLS certificates. But what happens when that promise is broken? That’s exactly what went down with Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS service, one of the most…
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