The .ie domain continues to be Ireland’s most popular domain suffix and not just because of its excellent 0.0% Badness Index rating! There are 330,000 .ie domain names registered in Ireland. This is not surprising as it is Ireland’ official website country code. It is the Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for the island of Ireland and […]
Read more...Directed and Targeted advertising, how it works and why it’s not creepy. Have you ever opened up your social media accounts or went to search something on the internet, only to be stopped in your tracks by the advertisements directed at you? It seems that someone has been reading your mind. Has someone been listening […]
Read more...An SSL cert is essential It doesn’t matter whether you are buying or selling over the internet, you absolutely need to see that tiny padlock to the left of the address bar to reassure and make certain that your private details, and those of your customers, are kept as safe as possible. The SSL cert […]
Read more...Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS)or Ransom-Based Distributed Denial of Service attacks. (RDDoS) are on the increase and are becoming more aggressive and threatening in their nature. What exactly is a DDoS and a RDDoS and what can we do if we become the target of an attack? Cyber-attacks are on the increase, are […]
Read more...It’s been a little more than a month since the much publicised GPDR Compliance deadline has passed. This latest development in the world of compliance has had its fair share of ups and downs for businesses with a vested interest in the online environment. If this is the first time, you’re hearing about the Irish […]
Read more...In bricks and mortar retail, all business owners have to deal with the problem of shrinkage, which is their accountant’s polite phrase for loss of stock due to shoplifting. The new generation of ecommerce operators can rest easy knowing that Shrinkage is not a significant issue for them, however there are other dangers. Namely Credit […]
Read more...We have all come to expect and accept spam emails as a part of our online life and to a large degree there is not a whole lot we can do. However, there is a particular type of communication that causes untold distress to anyone that falls afoul of it. Emails, phone calls and texts […]
Read more...Shopping online is no longer a preference, it has become essential to daily life, whether you are stocking up for another week of lockdown, replacing that quirky boiler part or getting Grandchildren’s birthday gifts. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented increase in popularity for online shopping. New or inexperienced shoppers make […]
Read more...According to research carried out by RBR Online Card payments increased by 28% in 2016 and is set to increase by 100% by 2022 More on that here: https://www.rbrlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GC22_Press_Release_280218.pdf Traditionally online payment was only considered by ecommerce operators, but more and more business owners are providing simple online payment options for their customers. Customers […]
Read more...Have you ever heard of Cyber Squatting? We’re going to guess the term cyber squatting is relatively new to you, but the practice of cyber squatting has been around for many years and the victims of such practice are far and wide. To learn more about Cyber Squatting and to save your business from […]
Read more...There is a growing buzz in the business community about the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what it will mean for small business. In this blog we are boiling things down to basic principals. We are not going to cover every single aspect of GDPR, but we will give you a breakdown […]
Read more...Want to make your website secure but not really sure how to go about it? This blog will help you answer some of your questions regarding your websites security. Why do I need a SSL certificate? Typically, information sent between a browser and a web server is sent as plain text, which can leave you […]
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