One trend in cybersecurity that never changes is that it’s getting more important with every passing year. According to statistics, the number of cyberattacks and severity of the losses they incur are growing at an alarming rate. Every day about 24,000 of malicious mobile apps get blocked yet more pop up overnight. For a business today cybersecurity isn’t an option, it’s a necessary measure one needs to invest in heavily. And it’s essential to follow the trends and developments in this industry to stay on top of the latest changes.3 Cybersecurity Trends You Should Keep ...

The consequences of a data breach are nothing to joke about. From reputation damage to regulatory fines, it is a disaster for any business. So you should always strive to do your best to prevent it. But with so many steps to take, where do you even begin?Businesses of all shapes and sizes should follow this 8-step approach:1. Outline Your AssetsYour assets, whether digital or physical, should always remain in your sight. It should be the very first step you take.Picture anything that might represent a risk and start from there. Include every laptop or smart device, not to mention your websites...

At the heart of every story lies a villain and a hero. In the never-ending story of certificate lifecycle management, there’s no bigger villain than manual effort. Destructive, irrepressible, and risk-laden, this villain causes nothing but mayhem and loss. Automation, the hero, is the complete opposite of manual effort. Proactive, solution-oriented, and breach-proof, this hero deserves recognition, allegiance, and attention, yet they get none of that from a majority of today’s organizations. It’s time for a script change. Here’s why you should automate your certifi...

You have to protect yourself and your credit card online while shopping. There are a number of ways to do this, but some prove more technical than others.Your basic best defense includes sensible use and layers of protection. The best way to do this is to pick and choose which stores at which you charge purchases. You can reduce the chance of losing your card details to a thief by declining to allow the retailer to store your credit card. Use a password manager to save your passwords and make a different password for each store account.Do not shop in public. If someone can see your screen, the...

Previously one can use the https://www.reddit.com/r/rprogramming/top.json API to access one subreddit's top posts. This API doesn't require any access token to fetch the data. However, this API may not work all the time. Reddit may block the API's request if it finds that you are using a script or some app which accesses the API now and then. For an app or script which needs to fetch the data routinely, what should we do?Reddit provides one method which can be used to fetch this kind of top posts data(no need to involve user data) and it requires one to access it with OAuth. In this post,...

Against the wishes of web users and tech businesses alike, the FCC has pushed through regulations to kill net neutrality. Here’s what that means for web developers. On December 14, 2017, the FCC voted in a 3-2 decision to roll back the Obama administration’s 2015 net neutrality rules. These policies, which demanded stronger oversight for broadband companies and internet service providers, ensured that all data on the web was treated equally. Most importantly, they prevented web traffic from being divided into ‘slow lanes’ and ‘fast lanes,’ eliminating the an...