One of the most important elements of fishing is choosing the right lure or bait. The same is true when it comes to the malicious digital version—phishing. A phishing attack requires good bait to be effective. Organizations can defend against phishing attacks and help protect customers by using EV certificates to verify the authenticity of […]
Survey Finds EV Certificates Impact User Confidence, Revenue
Do consumers notice or care when a site is more secure? Is it worth the extra cost for a company to invest in the more strenuously verified Extended Validation (EV) certificate? staging-devopsy.kinsta.cloud conducted a survey to explore these questions and determine what, if any, impact an EV certificate has on consumer behavior and spending. The […]
From the Trenches: Zesty.io’s Google Cloud Migration
Zesty.io recently migrated its sites to the Google Cloud Platform from Rackspace—a process the company believes will make it more agile while streamlining its operations. Zesty.io community manager Phil Ballew recently spoke with Chris Hiestand, Zesty.io’s DevOps leader, to discuss some of the reasons for the migration and get a feel for just what the […]
DevOps Lessons from the Dyn Attack Fiasco
Dyn’s DNS servers suffered a major DDoS attack last week, slowing a host of major websites. Does the drive for DevOps automation increase the risk of similar attacks? Maybe, but it doesn’t have to. As almost every geek knows by now, a DDoS attack on Oct. 21 overwhelmed Dyn’s DNS servers, and websites that depended […]