Censorship appears to be increasingly severe not only in countries we traditionally view as authoritarian (Iran, North Korea, China, Russia, etc.) but also in Western ones. It is not uncommon anymore for users from around the globe to find themselves unable to access their favorite resources.

Many individuals feel accomplished after owning a business website; so much so that they even forget to set up security defenses around it. On the other hand, most of the people deliberately skip this step because why would hackers hack small-scale business models, right? You would be surprised to learn that 43% of hackers target small businesses. Besides, 60% of small-scale companies go out of business within six months of a cyberattack.

According to the Hacked Website Report by Sucuri, the number of websites getting compromised by hackers is increasing every year. The damage related to cybercrime is expected to hit $6 trillion by the end of 2020.

Host choice and the process of identifying the right data center for your company’s web hosting needs is one of the most challenging but essential decisions that you’ll have to make. It will depend a bit on how important the web component of your company is, but, in the modern era, it is highly likely that web will play a huge part of your company’s operations. And, even if it plays a minor role, there are still a lot of tangible benefits to ensuring that your site is held and managed professionally, with little room for unprofessionalism on this front.

The very foundation of exchange between web & client-server protocol started with HTTP, where HTML form was the source of fetching resources - from documents to images. This extensible protocol was designed in the early '90s and has evolved over time. Cache or authentication is the main feature handled by HTTP which has never been compromised. Still, there are dangerous sites that are keen on corrupting the digital world. Thus, keeping security in mind Google Chrome browser has asked authentic website owners to mark their websites within HTTPS, stating them as secure. All those websites without an "S" were labeled as "Not Secure," alerting users not to visit them, as they might carry malicious information.