Security

Does your website need a privacy policy?

While your business may not need to have an elaborate, printed and mailed policy, it’s a good idea to clarify what data is being collected about your website visitors, and what your practice is with any data you collect. Having a posted policy helps build trust with visitors and demonstrates your concern with visitor and customer data security.  Think of a website privacy policy is a much broader version of your email marketing signup “no spam” disclaimer. 

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Got SSL? If not, you should!

You may have heard that Google is starting to pressure website owners to transition to serving their sites with SSL (Secure Socket Layer). You know you’re on a secured site when you see a padlock in your browser’s address bar. While most are aware you need this to safely shop online, many are slow to adopt it, thinking it’s not necessary for a non- e-commerce site. This is changing fast. In the very near future, the Chrome browser (and most likely Firefox and Safari, too) will display a security warning for any site that is not secured with SSL. If you have a form (even a simple contact form) without SSL, your browser may display a nasty warning message. 

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A SSL Certificate Shopper’s Guide

SSL security (and how to add it to your website) can be mystifying for even the most tech-savvy website owner. My last post about website security and SSL really hit a nerve! I received so many questions about it, I thought I’d put together a SSL “shopper’s guide”. With the increased awareness and demand for securing websites, I began gathering sources and specifications so that I can guide clients to the right SSL product for the job, at the best price.

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Websites Without SSL Will Soon Get the “Red Triangle” Treatment

There’s been a lot of chatter the past few years about Google views secured sites (websites that have a SSL certificate enabled) versus those that don’t. Technically, if your site is simply for information and doesn’t intake sensitive data (such as forms and ecommerce), you didn’t need to secure the site with an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate. That, however, is changing fast.

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Super-Easy Email Encryption by Virtru

How many times have you needed to send some sensitive info to a contact, but either had to send in several messages, fax it – or worse, just take your chances with sending it via email? With all the security compromises in the news, there is new interest in how individuals can secure their online messages and have more control over who can read it. Many email providers have been making their own internal security improvements, especially Gmail and Google Apps, but this does not replace individual message encryption, where only the intended recipient has the key to open and read the message. That’s where Virtru saves the day!

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You heard about the Heartbleed problem…now what?

News about the awfully-named Heartbleed Bug is all over the place. Over the past two days I received some great questions from friends and clients…only a few of which I could answer. Not only is this security flaw bad (it is) it’s also REALLY hard to explain—even if you fully understand it. Which I don’t. Problem is, I’m not convinced anyone else does either, except those who discovered the problem. What is known for sure is the potential damage is really scary to contemplate.

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Opting-Out of Google’s New “Shared Endorsements”

As you may have seen in the media – or on the bright blue bar at the top of your Google account login screen – Google has revised its Terms of Service to include a new “Shared Endorsements” setting. Similar to what Facebook does, it uses your data (photo, name and/or comments) to include in product reviews and ads that are displayed to those you are connected with. And no, you aren’t getting a share of the ad money. What’s particularly irritating about it is that you have to actively opt-out of this new default.

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