Major companies like Facebook and Amazon have been using private information – your interests, purchases, age, gender, etc. – to present you with a personalized experience for years. If you share that you like a band on Facebook, you’ll certainly receive ads for that group’s new albums and tour …
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Brute force attacks: Hiding login pages vs using a VPN
Brute force attacks are so often that both WordPress and Drupal have pages dedicated to this specific aspect of website security. Two common alternatives for handling these are hiding the login page and using a VPN. Which is safer? How much does each cost? And how much extra time does it take, and …
Chrome shows “not secure” warning unless using HTTPS
Beginning in January 2017, Chrome (version 56 and later) will mark pages that collect passwords or credit card details as “Not Secure” unless the pages are served over HTTPS. (Google security blog) All websites, whether they require users log in or not, should switch to HTTPS in the near future. …