Privacy & Security

How to Protect Against Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
How to Protect Against Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
Imagine an attacker silently intercepting and manipulating your private conversations or financial transactions. This is the reality of Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks, a sophisticated cyber threat that can compromise even the most secure communications. In 2017, Equifax, a major credit reporting agency, was breached, exposing the financial data of over 100 million customers. This incident
Yetunde Salami
13 min read
Hacking vs Programming
Hacking vs Programming
Writing programs requires technically skilled individuals such as programmers and hackers, who are both skilled at giving computers instructions to perform specific tasks. The question is: are programmers also hackers, and can are hackers be considered to be programmers?
Jessica Agorye
5 min read
Content Security Policies (CSP): Implementation and Benefits
Content Security Policies (CSP): Implementation and Benefits
Securing online assets is crucial in web security, and Content Security Policies (CSP) play a pivotal role in this defense strategy. As a robust web security standard, CSP fortifies websites against diverse threats, focusing particularly on mitigating Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) risks. This standard empowers developers to specify trusted sources for loading content, such as scripts, styles, images,
Yetunde Salami
5 min read
Threat Hunting In Cyber Security
Threat Hunting In Cyber Security
When we visit websites, our systems can be exposed to malicious content like malware and viruses through malicious ads, phishing scams, etc. This threat is not limited to individuals, but it also extends to organizations, which are often targeted by bad actors (hackers) for financial exploitation, political statements, or other malicious motives.
Jessica Agorye
10 min read
Is It Safe to Use Outdated WordPress Plugins?
Is It Safe to Use Outdated WordPress Plugins?
Have you ever let your WordPress plugins not be updated for some time? Do you have any outdated or abandoned plugins? If you do, ever wonder what could happen leaving them outdated? In this article, you’ll learn all this and also the answer to - is it safe to use outdated WordPress plugins?
Nile Flores
8 min read
Securing Cookies
Securing Cookies
Cookies store your data, but can they be stolen? Learn how to secure your cookies and protect your online privacy with simple practices to prevent data theft.
Yetunde Salami
5 min read
Biometrics in Cyber Security
Biometrics in Cyber Security
Biometrics has reshaped cybersecurity by leveraging unique physical and behavioural traits for authentication, making it important in sectors like finance, government, and healthcare. This technology offers a more secure alternative to traditional passwords, utilizing fingerprints and facial patterns for reliable user verification.
Yetunde Salami
5 min read
How to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan
How to Create a Disaster Recovery Plan
Unforeseen problems can happen to any WordPress website. To keep your website safe, secure, and running, a disaster recovery plan is crucial. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to create a disaster recovery plan if you know the steps to follow. In this post, we’ll discuss how to create a disaster recovery plan for your WordPress website to help reduce website downtime.
Randy A. Brown
11 min read