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Web Accessibility: Designing for Inclusivity and Compliance Tag: website security

Est. reading time 4 minutes

Designing a website is all about providing the best user experience for its visitors, but that can often assume a universal experience that ignores the different accessibility challenges and issues many people face. For web designers and businesses, providing the best experience possible means...

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Balancing User Experience (UX) and SEO in Website Design Tag: website security

Est. reading time 5 minutes

Despite all the technical jargon, SEO (Search Engine Optimization) at its core is fairly easy to understand. It’s really just about having a website that is designed and laid out in order to perform as well as possible with search engines, the most popular one being Google, and therefore be...

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Domain Name Scams and Phishing Scams: How To Spot Internet Scams Tag: website security

Est. reading time 5 minutes

In many ways the popular image of internet scams, that of the ‘generous’ Nigerian prince and the distant relative with the common name, can lull people into a false sense of security.  In reality, internet scams have developed and are a little more sophisticated and effective than you are...

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Why You Need To Review And Update Your Privacy Policy Tag: website security

Est. reading time 3 minutes

If you’ve visited a website at any point in the past few months, you will probably have been prompted with a window asking whether or not you want to ‘accept cookies’ or something with similar wording.

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10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Web Designer Tag: website security

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When hiring someone to create and design your website for you, it helps to have a checklist of essential questions you need to be asking. These questions will help you make sure that the company you’re hiring is skilled, knowledgeable and poised to give you the best service possible in order to...

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7 Reasons To Upgrade Your Website In 2019 Tag: website security

Est. reading time 5 minutes

A New Year, a New You. So goes the ritual of the New Year’s resolution, with each of us approaching the year to come with a clear list of goals and a hopeful optimism. Whether it’s going to the gym, saving money, or eating healthier, we always imagine that this is the year things will be...

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Password Security Solutions Tag: website security

Est. reading time 4 minutes

At this point in the Age of Internet, everyone knows that having secure passwords is a good thing. And yet, so few of us adequately protect our personal information. It can be difficult to know exactly where to begin when it comes to security in the digital age; there are so many different...

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What is SSL and Why Do You Need It? Tag: website security

Est. reading time 3 minutes

Internet safety is increasingly a concern, and there are continuously new ways that scammers and hackers can gain access to your information. However this is not a doom and gloom post, rather we will explain how you can help protect yourself and your customers by discussing what SSL – Secure...

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Meltdown and Spectre – Flaws in the System Tag: website security

Est. reading time 5 minutes

A few years ago, Heartbleed was all over the news, and in the beginning 2018 Meltdown and Spectre have been making the rounds. But what are they exactly? While they sound like they should belong in a James Bond film, they are essentially faults in the system that could lead to sensitive data...

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August 1: Password Security Workshop Tag: website security

Est. reading time 1 minute

Almost every week, there is a news story about a site being hacked or a data breach. Maybe you have experienced this directly. Remember when the login credentials of 117 million LinkedIn users were sold on the black market? But how can you protect yourself? How can you protect your accounts?

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