SSL

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How do you convert a website to HTTPS (SSL)?

Data security is becoming in­creas­ing­ly important in both private and pro­fes­sion­al settings. As a website owner, you should take all necessary pre­cau­tions to make visits to your site as secure as possible and ensure risk-free data trans­mis­sion. By con­vert­ing your website to HTTPS,…

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What is an SSL cer­tifi­cate? De­f­i­n­i­tion, validity, and costs

Internet security is always important. It doesn’t matter whether you run a website or simply browse online, you should def­i­nite­ly un­der­stand the basics of web security in detail. In this article, we explain what exactly SSL cer­tifi­cates are, why they are needed, and the various…

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How to use PGP en­cryp­tion for email

Online privacy is a sensitive issue that affects everyone from security experts to casual internet users. Whether you’re posting on social networks, carrying out banking trans­ac­tions or buying from an online store, your data may not be suf­fi­cient­ly protected. The same applies to…

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How to encypt your emails with SSL/TLS

Are the emails that you send and receive encrypted? If not, it’s about time you started. Only by en­crypt­ing the trans­mis­sion and content of emails can you ensure that your data is secure while being sent. Otherwise, unau­tho­rized persons can read your email traffic easily and…

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How to create a strong password

It only takes a few seconds for a hacker to gain access to your private data without you having any idea. More often than not, a password is the only means of pro­tec­tion when logging into online services; and if it is too obvious, it will not prove too much of a challenge for…

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What is the best password manager?

Would you give your bank account pin number to a stranger? Certainly not. However, this is es­sen­tial­ly just what you are doing if you don’t secure your online banking log-in with a password that can’t be figured out by hackers in a matter of seconds. In order to be able to create…

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How to identify phishing emails

Scammers send out dubious e-mails at­tempt­ing to obtain sensitive data from internet users every day. This is known as phishing and isn’t just annoying; fraud­u­lent e-mails cost millions each year as internet users fall victim to them. We reveal how to identify phishing e-mails and…

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E-mail etiquette rules every pro­fes­sion­al should follow

Every day, over 200 billion e-mails are sent around the world – although many of them aren’t received with much en­thu­si­asm. In order for your business e-mails to stand out in all this chaos, you should pay attention to e-mail etiquette. If you stick to the most important rules,…

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How to find the best Hosting Provider

If you want to release a new web project today, you need to find the right host. Hosts have become a popular al­ter­na­tive for large companies, since they enable con­ve­nient out­sourc­ing of certain work areas or data, saving company resources. But how do you know which host and which…

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SSL Stripping

Data trans­mis­sion via SSL/TLS is one of the most effective means to give a web project more security. Even before packets are sent, powerful al­go­rithms ensure the en­cryp­tion of the in­for­ma­tion. If third parties capture the data on the trans­mis­sion path, the true content remains…

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