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What can domain owners do to protect private information?

1st February 2019 by thom Leave a Comment

It is becoming more evident that privacy in this digital age requires more than just maintainence.

The digital age has made it easier than ever to connect with our friends and family. Opening an account on a social media site only takes a few minutes. Once they fill up the site’s registration form, they are good to go.  (Martineau, M. 2016)

However, by filling the form, they also agree to something that never gets stated outright. That something is the chance of losing one’s data. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Privacy, Responding to news, Security, Webhosting Tagged With: domains, Privacy, saas, whois

What to Take Into Account When Choosing Hosting For Your High Traffic Word-Press Website

2nd November 2018 by thom Leave a Comment

The 21st century is an era of technology… technology that also allows people to communicate. Writers, companies and NGO’s from all over the world have now found new ways to interact with their audiences and share their stories and views. One such trending way is wordpress that allows writers from all over the world to convey their message in the form of a blog or website. Now when people have their own websites they want it secure, speedy, efficient and updated, and this all requires a host (Dirkin, 2018). The free hosted WordPress websites allow for basic customization, if you want more, you’ll have to find a host, that will accomodate your needs. How to find such a host? Take these things into consideration. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Webhosting

Finally! Office 365 – OneDrive Sync can now sync # and %

4th September 2017 by thom Leave a Comment

It took a while, but OneDrive Sync can now sync files that contain # and %. Microsoft has decided not to roll this out to all tenants yet, but administrators can now enable this for their Sharepoint sites and OneDrive for Business users. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Responding to news, Tutorials, Webhosting Tagged With: Big Data, cloud, internet of things, Office 365, onedrive, sharepoint

DKIM Signing With Office 365

24th February 2017 by thom Leave a Comment

Do you know about DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail)? It is a digital signature of the sender that is linked with the email so the receiving server can identify it and associate it with the sender. This removes any doubt about the authenticity of the message, otherwise, the message is considered as a spam. This helps securing email delivery system and keeps the cybercrime at bay. BRILLIANT! [Read more…]

Filed Under: Security, Tutorials, Webhosting Tagged With: dkim, dmarc, Office 365, security

The Effect of Let’s Encrypt on SSL Sale Market

6th January 2017 by thom Leave a Comment

You might know about Let’s Encrypt but just in case you do not, let me give you a brief introduction. Let’s Encrypt is a certification authority, which provides an easy and free access to SSL certificates for website owners and IT professionals. Since SSL certificates were not as easy to access and were definitely not free, Let’s Encrypt is expected to impact SSL sale market with its free, automated, open and cooperative access.
It is very important for web owners and IT professionals to study its impact on the SSL certificate sale market. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Security, Webhosting Tagged With: lets encrypt

Importance Of SSL – Securing Data Sharing

23rd December 2016 by thom Leave a Comment

What is SSL?

As website owners and IT professionals, I am sure you are well aware of SSL. But just in case, God forbidding you don’t, here’s a brief intro. SSL i.e., Secure Sockets Layer is a security mechanism that is devised to secure the transmission of data between the website and the end user. More specifically, the aim of Secure Sockets Layer is to secure the personal information of users such as your credit card numbers, social security numbers and your login details which are prone to attacks from hackers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Security, Webhosting Tagged With: Encryption, Privacy, security, ssl

Fundaments of Search Engine Optimisation

16th December 2016 by thom 1 Comment

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website in the organic results of different search engines. In this articles we’ll discuss the fundamentals of SEO. [Read more…]

Filed Under: SEO, Webhosting Tagged With: Knowledge Base, Search Engine Optimisation, SEO

Dilemma to Accept or Refuse Bitcoin by Web Hosting Services

18th November 2016 by thom Leave a Comment

As you might already know Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency/digital wallet. It is paperless, bank-less and state-less and allows people to pay directly for goods and services without any middlemen involvement (banks). Sounds amazing, isn’t it? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Privacy, Responding to news, Webhosting

Releasing Information about Clients to Authorities

7th November 2016 by thom Leave a Comment

A choice that you should consider!

Privacy has always been a basic right that has been appreciated and promoted by western societies. With the advent of the technological revolution, another Pandora’s Box of complications opened up with regards to the protection of privacy online.

Do you know the Internet and the widespread usage of email with traditional forms of communication all steadily being replaced with online communication, the need to define users’ privacy rights is becoming ever more important?

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Privacy, Webhosting

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