Web
Matthew Setter, Nov 04
Are FTP Programs Secure?
Matthew Setter considers the security implications of transferring files over FTP - a common practice among developers, and how the process can be improved.
Web
Shaumik Daityari, Oct 30
An Introduction to ChatOps: Devops Meets IM
Shaumik Daityari takes a look at the emerging trend of ChatOps, and looks at how VictorOps can take your chat app's development powers even further.
Web
Dhaivat Pandya, Oct 08
Integrating VictorOps with Salesforce Using its REST Endpoint
Dhaivat Pandya explains how to use VictorOps' REST endpoint to integrate it with other services, in this case, SalesForce.
4 COMMENTs
Web
Kerry Butters, Sep 16
Surviving in the Age of Internet Pirates
2 COMMENTs
Web
Nazar Tymoshyk, Sep 10
5 Steps to Uncovering Your IT Security Gaps
IT security and network infrastructure expert Nazar Tymoshyk explains 5 ways to make sure your company's IT systems are secure.
PHP
Jeroen Meeus, Sep 04
Asset Access Restriction Methods - Block Unwanted Visitors
Jeroen Meeus explains Access Restriction - ways of blocking direct embeds and hotlinking of your website's content
PHP
Vova Feldman, Aug 13
How to Create a Unique 64bit Integer from String
Vova Feldman explains how his company tackled the problem of converting URLs into unique 64bit integers to achieve optimum MySQL performance while querying
1 COMMENT
PHP
Amit Gupta, Aug 11
Data Validation in Laravel: The Right Way - Custom Validators
Amit Gupta wraps up his validation series by showing us how we can implement custom validations with Laravel, the right way
PHP
Amit Gupta, Aug 08
Data Validation in Laravel: The Right Way
Amit Gupta explains data validation in Laravel and teaches you how to do it right - decoupled, abstracted and clean
PHP
Peter Nijssen, Aug 06
Check Your Code's Quality with SensioLabs Insight
Sensiolabs, the company behind Silex and Symfony, offers Insight as a service to help you check your code's quality and security issues. Here's a quick demo
Design & UX
James Edwards, Jul 09
Good Users and Bad Passwords
It's getting more common for sign-up forms to enforce a specific password format. But is this good password UX? And is it even good security?
Web
Shaumik Daityari, Jun 24
Using .htaccess to Prevent Web Scraping
Shaumik looks at ways to use .htaccess directives to prevent bots from scraping your content, and how these methods might be combated by the scrapers.
Web
Mufleeh Sadique, Mar 30
HTTPS Basics
Mufleeh Sadique introduces the world of HTTPS - why it's important and how to implement it
PHP
Bruno Skvorc, Mar 19
CMS Showdown: Nginx, Ghost, PHP and Phalcon
Part 1 in the CMS showdown series, this article sets up Nginx with HTTPS and Ghost on DigitalOcean, laying the foundation for future parts
PHP
Miguel Ibarra Romero, Mar 10
Risks and Challenges of Password Hashing
Miguel Ibarra Romero discusses the risks and challenges in modern web app security regarding password hashing
PHP
Mehul Jain, Mar 05
Simple Captchas with PHP and GD
Mehul Jain explains how captchas work and demonstrates their implementation with PHP and the GD image library
2 COMMENTs
Web
Khurram Aziz, Dec 19
5 Security Essentials for Ecommerce Sites
If you're not taking at least these five steps to secure your ecommerce sites for your customers, your clients and yourself, they are simply not as secure as you might think.
WordPress
Craig Buckler, Oct 28
What's New in WordPress 3.7
Craig looks at the new and improved features in WordPress 3.7. You may not notice anything, but your maintenance tasks are about to become easier...
Web
Adrian Birsan, Oct 01
Firefox, the NSA and the Man in the Middle
3 COMMENTs
Mobile
Ali Liaquat, May 22
A Checklist for Embracing BYOD in IT Policy
Letting employees use their own devices for work makes a lot of sense, but it requires developing a clear BYOD policy. Ali Liaquat advises what should be covered.
1 COMMENT
Mobile
David Walsh, May 14
Mobile Website Security
Mobile Website Security
Mobile
Roman Yudkin, May 07
Strengthen User Authentication and Preserve User Experience
Strengthen User Authentication and Preserve User Experience
WordPress
Amit Malhotra, Apr 17
WordPress Security Tips
In this article we cover some basic WordPress security tips to help you avoid potential security issues.
Web
Craig Buckler, Apr 01
Micropulses: a New Threat to Internet Security?
A new technology could reveal your personal information regardless of encryption protocols or other safeguards. Craig looks at how micropulses could compromise online security as we know it.