All posts by Cora Quigley

Cora is a digital copywriter for SSLs.com. Having eight years of experience in online content creation, she is a versatile writer with an interest in a wide variety of topics, ranging from technology to marketing.

European bodies make calls to ban AI biometric surveillance

As technology becomes more sophisticated, so too, it seems, do surveillance methods. Unfortunately, with improved surveillance methods comes increased intrusiveness. Basically, what was once the stuff of science-fiction is now a reality.

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Chinese hacking groups accused of coordinating recent cyber attacks

It seems like hacking incidents have become more and more prevalent in recent times, and they show no signs of letting up. Several recent attacks have something in common: the alleged perpetrators are hacker groups operating out of China. 

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Will vaccine passports permanently impact digital identity?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the world works in many ways, from how we work to living more socially distanced lives. Another way it may impact society is helping pave the way for more widespread use of digital passports, specifically vaccine and immunity passports. Some speculate that they may even transform digital identity as we know it, making some kind of streamlined worldwide digital identity pass the norm in the years to come. For that to happen, though, there would need to be serious consideration given to privacy and ethical concerns. 

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Defining brute force attacks and how they work

Whether you’re a website owner or web user, it always pays to be vigilant online, particularly when it comes to authentication and logins. Hackers have many ways of compromising online accounts and systems, and if you don’t practice good password hygiene, you’ll likely be a victim sooner or later. One of these methods, which we’ll be talking about today, is brute force attacks. 

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Amazon Web Services has shut down accounts linked to Pegasus spyware

Following investigations by Amnesty International and The Pegasus Project in mid-July, Amazon Web Services has banned all accounts and infrastructure linked to NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance vendor. These investigations laid bare some damning revelations and human rights implications concerning NSO’s Pegasus software, a type of surveillance spyware that has been sold to governments around the world. 

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SSL for everyone – try for free

No more guessing if you’ve picked the right SSL type or vendor. With our newly launched Free Trials, you can try an SSL certificate for 30 days — no credit card required. 
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Google Chrome to launch an HTTPS-First Mode

HTTPS, the protocol that SSL enables on websites, is key to ensuring a more private web ecosystem where data is protected. When HTTPS is enabled, it ensures that the connection between a user’s browser and a website’s server is encrypted, preventing any third party from stealing any information shared over the connection. HTTPS is the reason why SSLs.com does what it does and also why there has been a massive campaign from major web browsers to ensure websites are secured by SSL.

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