Tweet In April 2015, The PCI Security Standards Council released its latest PCI DSS 3.1 requirements. Included in this document is a small paragraph that has lots of major implications… Note: SSL and early TLS are not considered strong cryptography and cannot be used as a security control after June 30, 2016. Prior to this […]

Tweet Earlier this month, Google announced the discovery of a potential vulnerability in the SSLv3 protocol that is used in many web servers for secure page delivery. This was hot on the heels of the latest vulnerabilities to be announced, Heartbleed and Shell Shock, both of which were actually major security holes. Why isn’t POODLE […]

Tweet  If you haven’t already seen or heard about Heartbleed, the large vulnerability that affected over half a million trusted websites, here is a synopsis, the status of our servers being patched, and my take on why the sky is NOT falling due to this issue. LexiConn is Safe Once this vulnerability was announced, we […]

Tweet Accessing email on a mobile device (smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc…), while connected to a public or unsecured wireless network, can lead to your password(s) being intercepted and used by spammers.  To help protect you on these networks, we would recommend configuring mobile devices to use SSL (Secure Socket Layer). The SSL protocol transmits information […]

Tweet There you are, diligently working on your developement / demo account, getting close to launching your brand new ecommerce site. You get an order that doesn’t look right. Upon investigating, you find that the order was not placed through your live site, but was placed on your development site! You quickly search google for […]

Tweet Ever since Firefox 14 came out (and future versions), typing in a website address may often force the website to load with HTTPS (SSL) instead of the regular website. This can be a real headache for webmasters, as most homepages are not designed to load fully secure (nor should they, as it makes the […]

Tweet All of us here at LexiConn have been keeping ourselves quite busy these past few months. From ecommerce add-ons to new hosting features, and a number of new partnerships, we’ve introduced a slew of features and services. Here’s a breakdown of some of the highlights… ShopSite add-on: Alt Tag Module This free add-on module […]

Tweet Many people think malware and viruses are things other people’s computers get who aren’t careful. Maybe you think it’s not that big of a deal, or it isn’t too common. You might be surprised to know just who is being hacked, and what the hackers are getting… Facebook, Apple, and Web Hosting Companies If […]

Tweet Your data is often your most important item on your website. Losing it would cause your website to stop working, not being able to receive orders, gather leads, and could lead to Google dropping your pages from its search engine. It is the lifeblood of any website. Yes, you should be performing your own […]

Tweet In 2010, I took a look at the SSL Trends for the Top 100 Retailers. Fast forward to 2012, and I wanted to see how things have changed for these same online stores. A few interesting trends have emerged two years later… Recap of 2010 In 2010, 14% of the top 100 retailers were […]