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Simple Tips for Mobile App Developers to Secure Mobile Application

January 31, 2017 Leave a Comment

Useful tips for mobile app developers to secure mobile application Mobile security is a primary concern these days with the increased number of mobile users and possible security threats. Nowadays, mobile applications are facing lots of security issues which are related to your personal data and payments that are done using mobile devices. Mobile app developers and […]

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Grow with Technology and Mobile Apps

December 14, 2016 Leave a Comment

How Technology and Mobile Apps can help small businesses grow fast. In these times customers have become more sophisticated and they have become more open to the idea of exploring various brand options before spending. Food industry is also experiencing a similar shift in consumer behaviour as consumers have become more conscious towards health, calories, […]

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Top 5 ways to increase Customer Engagement by Improving your Digital Strategy

November 9, 2016 Leave a Comment

Engaging consumers in today’s digital age is challenging but extremely important for the brands in order to create awareness about products and services. Consumers expect delightful online experiences from each and every brand but due to poor digital strategies and lack of proper digital platforms, brands struggle to engage effectively with the consumers and that […]

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Protecting your Magento Store from getting Hacked Best Practices for Securing your Magento Website

September 7, 2016 Leave a Comment

All ecommerce websites and online stores are under continuous threat from hackers because of the personal data and payments information it holds for carrying out successful transactions. Although, the shopping cart software or the CMS itself doesn’t process credit or debit card payments but a compromised site might redirect your customers to a false similar […]

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How to Protect your PHP Web Applications and Websites from Attacks and Hackers Addressing Security issues during PHP Web Application Development

August 9, 2016 1 Comment

As we’ve mentioned in our previous post about PHP scripting and its advantages for developing dynamic database drive websites and web applications, we are now discussing the security issues related to PHP scripting when mediocre developers loosely code your applications. PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language for developing web applications and dynamic websites. It […]

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What to Do with Old Business Phones and Computers: Reuse, Recycle or Securely Dispose

June 15, 2016 Leave a Comment

Every business eventually ends up with a drawer of old phones, tablets and laptops. Our original version of this page shared fun ideas for reusing old smartphones at home. This updated guide looks at the topic from a business perspective: which devices can still be useful, how to protect your business and customer data, and […]

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