What is DNS Security? DNS security, or DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) refers to a combination of protocols and measures intended to secure the DNS infrastructure. The DNS is an essential feature of the internet, and it functions as the intermediary between the domain names people type in their…
What is SSL/TLS? SSL and TLS are protocols used on the transport layer, which is used to provide a secure connection between two nodes in a computer network. The first widely used protocol that was aimed to secure the Internet connections was SSL, which was created by Netscape in mid…
What is an SSL Certificate? An SSL certificate is a digital file that verifies a website’s identity and establishes an encrypted connection between the server and a web browser. An SSL certificate allows for the safe transmission of sensitive data, including usernames and passwords, payment information, or personal details, by…
What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a conversational AI that has been created by OpenAI and is based on the ability to understand and generate text that is in many ways similar to how a human being would write it, given an input. It belongs to a line of models called…
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 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…
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 Business Email Compromise (BEC)? Business Email Compromise (BEC) is a relatively modern type of cybercrime that scammers use email schemes to deceive business employees and/or individuals with the purpose of financial fraud or obtaining important information. Usually, cyber attackers disguise themselves as CEOs, company partners, or other executives,…
You’re running a WooCommerce store. You’ve worked hard building trust with customers. Your review system is polished. A hacker injects malicious scripts into your website. Suddenly, your visitors are unknowingly exposed to malware, phishing attempts, or worse. A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-5720) was recently discovered in the widely used WordPress plugin…
What is SSL/TLS? Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and its successor, Transport Layer Security (TLS), are cryptographic protocols for secure communication on a computer network. SSL/TLS are used on the internet to encrypt the data exchanged between a user’s browser and the web server, enabling sensitive data to remain secure and…
“One day. One certificate. Every single day.” Sounds like a security stunt, right? Nope. It’s Instagram’s new normal, and it’s about to rewrite how big tech thinks about trust on the web. Wait… did Instagram just change the rules of web security? Yes. While the rest of the internet is…
Introduction Possibly one of the most important things that have not changed at all is that, regardless of the constant growth of new technologies and new payment solutions, the issue of security remains extremely important. The standard with which organizations have been comparing their payment card data security programs for…
When a website has been hacked, it is a serious matter for any business. Websites can be hacked for a number of reasons—data breaches, financial consequences, reputational damage, or worse. Hackers exploit a vulnerability to install malware, compromise their website, retrieve their customers’ sensitive data, or redirect a visitor to…
What Is SSL Inspection? SSL inspection is the term commonly used to refer to SSL/TLS decryption or SSL visibility, whereby encrypted SSL/TLS traffic is intercepted by a security appliance or software to be decrypted for further scrutiny. It allows organizations to inspect, filter, and intercept the encrypted traffic passing through…
A Quantum computer is an advanced, super-powerful computer. They can solve complex problems and do many things that regular computers can’t. This technological advancement also creates new threats to today’s Information technologies. It can break cryptography algorithms in minutes or seconds, whereas regular computers take thousands of years. In 2019,…