April 2019 - InstaHost Solutions

28th April 2019

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Facebook Logins – should you disconnect your Facebook accounts from your Log-ins?

The internet has undoubtedly simplified our lives, of course, the reason we use things like Facebook Login is the convenience, both for the site developer and the end user.

by Andy Mc

27th April 2019

data security Web Design

Critical Unpatched Flaw Disclosed in WordPress WooCommerce Extension

Last week, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability has been found in popular WordPress plugin WooCommerce Checkout Manager which extends the functionality of well known WooCommerce plugin. So if you own an eCommerce website built on WordPress and powered by WooCommerce plugin, then beware of this new, unpatched vulnerability that has been made public and could...

by Andy Mc

7th April 2019

Security

Do your employees know they are being targeted?

What is Social Engineering? Social engineering is a non-technical strategy cyber attackers use that relies heavily on human interaction and often involves tricking people into breaking standard security practices. The success of social engineering techniques depends on attackers’ ability to manipulate victims into performing certain actions or providing confidential information. Today, social engineering is recognized...

by Andy Mc

3rd April 2019

data security

New Facebook data breach affects 540 million users.

Facebook is grappling with another embarrassing data leak with 540 million records found in plain sight on a public Amazon server. Security researchers from UpGuard found Mexico-based digital media company Cultura Colectiva left more than 540 million records — including comments, likes, reactions, account names and more — stored on the Amazon S3 storage server...