Blog Tag: Security

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Blog | 18 July 2024

Website redesign: 15 tell-tale signs that you need a website redesign

A website redesign involves changing and updating the content, structure, format and even navigation of your website to improve its performance, reflect the evolving design standards and convert more users. Worried your site might need a refresh? Here are 15 signs you might need a new website – and what to do about them.
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Blog | 26 February 2024

Tips for a successful ecommerce integration in your membership website

Integrating ecommerce functionality into your membership website can provide numerous benefits for your organisation. It can significantly improve member engagement, elevate your value proposition, and open new revenue streams.
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Blog | 17 August 2022

Membership website security: how to keep your site safe and secure

If you’re running a membership website, member safety – and your reputation – hinges on your ability to keep data confidential and secure. Poorly designed or maintained systems put your community at risk, leading to poor performance and loss of trust. Here’s what to avoid and how to improve it.
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Blog | 03 June 2020

How to improve your WordPress security

We implement a range of measures to enhance security and protect against targeted attacks.
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Blog | 04 September 2019

Non-cryptographic hashing functions: The Infinity Stones of Computer Science – Part 3

In this last instalment of the three-part article exploring non-cryptographic hashing we reveal two more amazing applications after what we discovered in Part 1 and Part 2.
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Blog | 12 June 2019

Non-cryptographic hashing functions: The Infinity Stones of Computer Science – Part 2

In part 1 of this three-parts article we explored some of the powers of non-cryptographic hashing. This time we concentrate on the mastery of Time.
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Blog | 29 May 2019

Non-cryptographic hashing functions: The Infinity Stones of Computer Science – Part 1

The new number 2: “You are number six” Number six: “I’m not a number! I am a free man!” The new number 2: “Hahahahaha” The quote above (The Prisoner 1960s TV series) highlights an extreme form of hashing, I’ll grant you that. However, that is after all, a form of hashing – turning something (or someone in this case) into a number. The new number 2 must have been a computer scientist because he is laughing his head off at number six’s accusing objection. Number 2 was clearly looking at a much bigger picture! How powerful can such simple concept possibly be? In this three-parts article I will argue that hashing functions are Computer Science’s own Infinity Stones!
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Tutorial | 13 April 2013

SSL basics: breaking down the Secure Sockets Layer basics

A quick and dirty explanation of SSL from the point of view of the SSL handshake and a quick look at Self-Signed Certificates and what they are for.
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Tutorial | 05 November 2011

Installing an SSL certificate on Apache (Part 3 of 3)

SSL certificate installation onto an Apache webserver. This is the third and final of the three-part video where we show how to integrate the certificate. Check out part 1 at:  How to install an SSL certificate onto an Apache …   Check out part 2 at: How to install an SSL certificate onto an Apache …   If you want to know more about Apache Webserver you can visit here: http://httpd.apache.org If you want to know how to generate a self-signed SSL certificate, check out our video at How to create a self-signed certificate…  
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Tutorial | 05 November 2011

SSL certificate installation on Apache (Part 2 of 3)

This is the second of a three-part video where we show how to install an SSL certificate onto an Apache webserver. If you want to know more about Apache Webserver you can visit here: http://httpd.apache.org See part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjZOyANmKWU&t=0s  See part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuUTdMdNoO8&t=0s 
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Tutorial | 05 November 2011

SSL certificate installation on Apache (Part 1 of 3)

This is the first of a three-part video where we show how to install an SSL certificate onto an Apache webserver. If you want to know more about Apache Webserver you can visit here: http://httpd.apache.org See part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS0AK_qJ4OE See part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuUTdMdNoO8
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