security

3/17/2025

Password security is a critical aspect of software development. Storing passwords in plaintext is a major security risk, as a data breach co

Is Argon2 Better Than bcrypt?

2/26/2025

If you've worked on any authentication system in the last decade, you've probably used [bcrypt](https://www.thatsoftwaredude.com/content/116

Is SHA-256 Alone Sufficient for Password Security?

2/21/2025

You've built a sleek new web application with user accounts, and now you need to store passwords. Like any security-conscious developer, you

One-Time Pad: The Unbreakable Enigma in Cryptography's Arsenal

5/16/2024

When it comes to the world of ciphers and encryption, there's one that stands out not just for its simplicity, but for its absolute, unshake

8 immediate ways to reduce the chances of phishing attacks in your company

12/7/2023

If you think that you've never been on the receiving end of a phishing attack, then I bet you haven't checked your spam folder lately. There

The biggest risks with using NPM

1/28/2022

If you're a JavaScript developer at any level, then you have probably used the popular package manager NPM at some point in time.

Top 7 Security Best Practices For Your Websites

10/20/2021

If you own or run a website, then security should be near the top of the list in terms of daily priorities. You far too often hear stories o

The biggest problem with using target=_blank

8/17/2021

Before browsers had tabs, websites would often open new webpages in their own instances of the browser. You would eventually come to know th

Mozilla finally stopping support for FTP in Firefox 90

7/30/2021

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) has long been the go to method of transferring files on the internet. It's how you uploaded files to your share

How To Implement The Principle Of Least Privilege In Cybersecurity

6/16/2021

The principle of least privilege is a security concept that recommends that any user of the system be given the minimum levels of access ne

A Beginner’s Guide To Red Team Testing

4/20/2021

Security leaders face strategic turmoil from a data protection standpoint as businesses increasingly require an ‘anytime, anywhere access

Keeping Your Websites More Secure In 2018

1/2/2018

This year we didn't hear too much in the news about security breaches or stolen data, although undoubtedly those incidents continued to hap

How To Set Up an SSL Certificate With GoDaddy

12/7/2017

While in the past it seemed like you could do just fine without the hassle of setting up an SSL certificate, it seems that as of late that

Implementing Google's Invisible ReCaptcha In .NET

10/22/2017

If keeping bots away is your thing, then using Google's reCAPTCHA is a must. And while it can be tedious to click on 20 images of cars in

Increase Security With Two Factor Authentication And U2F

7/14/2016

Security is getting more difficult to attain nowadays on the old interwebs, and for good reason. It's not about hackers getting more clever

Taking A Look At Security In Shared Hosting

6/3/2016

I've always been a proponent of having just the most secure site that you can possibly make. And as such, I always take precautions to make

Implementing Google's No Captcha reCaptcha In ASP.NET

8/8/2015

Captchas and reCaptchas are great inventions. They help keep spam out and help to verify that humans are on the interwebs and not mischievo

How To Encrypt Passwords Using SHA-256 In C# And .NET

6/29/2015

.NET makes it pretty simple to work with data encryption with the Cryptography namespace. So there should be no reason to have plain text...

Preventing SQL Injections With Parameterized Queries

4/2/2015

In my previous post I wrote about a few steps that you can take to better secure your website. One of those steps, probably the most import

5 Steps To Making Your Website More Secure

3/20/2015

Security is one of those things that are normally saved for last or ignored completely when working on a website nowadays. As most people h

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