Mobile Insecurity and What You Can Do About It
The smartphone market is growing every year, and serious businesses (including financial institutions) are considering a major shift towards mobile and cloud computing. The idea that everything, including financial and personal information, is now accessible with just a few taps (or clicks) is outstanding, but is it safe? According to CyberEdge Group: “Mobile devices are…
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Malware for Websites: How they can impact your site and how to steer away from the threat
We dedicated our previous post to the importance of SSL certification and why it is essential for your customers to trust you. Did you know that only 44% of the traffic that comes to your website comprises of humans? The remaining 56% are bots, impersonators, hacking tools, scrapers and spammers. Hosting Facts. Automated traffic is…
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What you need to know before buying SSL certification for your website
The online platforms are getting stronger by the day. We have Google that puts information about every conceivable thing at our very fingertips. If you want to shop, that’s now possible with just a few clicks. In fact, if you are having trouble with work or school homework, you can easily get a tutor or…
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Why the Financial Industry Should Shift to Cloud Computing
When we think about putting something on the internet for users for free or against a fee, the first thing that comes to mind is hosting and security. There are multiple types of hosting services available, but one term that we hear often these days is ‘Cloud Computing.’ Conceptually, cloud computing is not something we…
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Why it’s necessary to invest in exclusive web hosting solutions
As you plan to launch your first ecommerce startup, think carefully about the web hosting solutions your business would need. The first thing you need is a great website. But, the question is what are the components that constitute one? Believe me, a good website is much more than just aesthetics and usability. It is…
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Geographic location of the hosting server matters!
Every byte present on the internet today is physically on a machine somewhere around the world. This machine with this specific piece of information is sharing it with anyone using the world wide web. But the most important thing you need to know is the location of the hosting server as that plays a vital…
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DNN Vulnerability being exploited, are you patched?
As with all web applications, it is important to keep current with application updates and security patches. This is especially true for CMS and E-Commerce applications that are widely used on the Internet like DNN. These solutions have a large install base and because of this hackers will target vulnerabilities in these solutions to get…
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The Storefront(.net) E-Commerce Acquisition
Last week I joined Freestyle Solutions (Formerly Dydacomp) in announcing that storefront e-commerce (storefront.net) was officially acquired by my company, Awesome Commerce LLC (www.awesomecommerce.com). With this acquisition we’ll be building a new cloud based e-commerce platform that will expand upon the storefront shopping cart legacy and the leadership in e-commerce cloud hosting that Applied Innovations…
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Buying a Domain Name? Here is what you need to know
I know this has been frequently discussed by many websites, and some have excellent ideas too. But the reason I felt it was necessary to discuss it again here on Applied’s blog is that things have changed a lot since the topic was last put under the microscope. SEO has become more complex, keyword-focused domains…
Read MoreHow to Buy Web Hosting for Better SEO Ranking
Can good hosting get you higher SEO rankings? The direct answer is no, although bad hosting can not only demote your site among search results but can even make it vanish from Google altogether. Such situations are extreme, though, and most of us need not worry about changing our hosting company. However, site owners who…
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