Category: Security
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SSL vs Managed SSL: What’s the Difference?
Securing sensitive information online is essential, especially for websites that handle user data, financial transactions, or private communications. This is where SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates come in, encrypting data between users and websites to protect against unauthorized access. But if you’re looking at getting an SSL certificate, you might be faced with a choice:…
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What Is a Managed SSL Service?
One of the primary steps a business can take to secure their website is to install an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate, ensuring data encryption between users and their websites. However, SSL certificates require ongoing management, which can become challenging for businesses without dedicated IT resources. This is where a managed SSL service comes into…
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9 Tips for Preventing Hackers from Accessing the WordPress Admin Dashboard
The WordPress admin dashboard is the control center of your website. If hackers gain access to it, they can do considerable damage: stealing data, corrupting content, and potentially infecting visitors with malware. Here are 9 things you can do to secure your WordPress admin dashboard and prevent unauthorized access.
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How to View a List of Trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs)
When selecting an SSL/TLS certificate for a website, we’re usually faced with some decisions regarding which certificate to choose. One decision is, which certificate Certificate Authority (CA) to use. Some of the factors that go into choosing a CA include trust, customer service, brand recognition, and cost. Perhaps the most important factor of these is…
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What is Physical Integrity in Web Hosting Environments?
In web hosting, physical integrity refers to the protection and resilience of the physical infrastructure that hosts websites, such as servers, data storage devices, and networking equipment. Ensuring physical integrity is critical for maintaining uptime, data security, and overall service reliability. This article provides a breakdown of what physical integrity involves and why it’s an…
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What is a TLS Certificate?
If you’ve ever noticed a little padlock symbol next to a website’s URL in your browser, you’ve already become aware of the presence of a TLS certificate, even if you weren’t 100 percent sure what it meant. Behind that symbol lies an essential part of internet security, known as TLS, or Transport Layer Security. Conversely,…
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What is TLS?
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol that provides secure communication over a computer network, most commonly used for securing internet traffic. TLS evolved from Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and while the terms SSL and TLS are often used interchangeably, TLS is the more modern and secure protocol, as SSL has since been deprecated.…
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What is a Certificate Authority (CA)?
A Certificate Authority (CA) is a trusted entity responsible for issuing, managing, and revoking digital certificates. These certificates, commonly known as SSL/TLS certificates, authenticate the identity of websites and enable secure, encrypted connections. When a website uses “HTTPS” at the start of its URL, that’s a sign that a CA has issued an SSL/TLS certificate…
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What is an SSL Certificate?
An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website’s identity and enables an encrypted connection between a server and a client, most commonly a web browser. This encryption is critical for protecting sensitive data exchanged online, such as login credentials, personal information, and payment details.