One of the best ways to continue growing is to reflect on all you’ve accomplished in the past. So, the DigitalMarketer team took a look back at 2019 and rounded up our best achievements of…
Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Genome Analyzed
This is fantastic work: In total, the researchers identified approximately 2.7 billion DNA base pairs, which is around 90 percent the size of the human genome. There's nothing particularly special about that size, especially considering…
Twitter axes Grindr following “insane violation” of user…
Twitter has suspended the dating app Grindr from its ad platform after discovering ‘insane violations’ of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). According to a study by the NCC (Norwegian Consumer Council), Grindr shared significant…
Securing Tiffany’s Move
Story of how Tiffany & Company moved all of its inventory from one store to another. Short summary: careful auditing and a lot of police.Read more: schneier.com
Critical Windows Vulnerability Discovered by NSA
Yesterday's Microsoft Windows patches included a fix for a critical vulnerability in the system's crypto library. A spoofing vulnerability exists in the way Windows CryptoAPI (Crypt32.dll) validates Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) certificates. An attacker could…
What Do High-Performance E-Commerce Websites Do Differently? Results…
Posted by Alan_ColemanHello Moz readers, We’re proud to bring some insights from the Wolfgang E-Commerce KPI Study 2020. The annual study provides KPI benchmark data which allow digital marketers analyze their 2019 performance and plan…
Your ISO 27701 questions answered
We recently hosted a webinar on ISO 27701, the new standard in the ISO 27000 series that helps organisations understand their privacy requirements. Understandably, many viewers had questions at the end of the presentation. After…
How to Use Tools to Determine Which Content…
Posted by Jeff_BakerWhy is everyone and their grandparents writing about content re-optimization? I can’t speak for the people writing endless streams of blogs on the subject, but in Brafton’s case, it’s been the fastest technique…
5G Security
The security risks inherent in Chinese-made 5G networking equipment are easy to understand. Because the companies that make the equipment are subservient to the Chinese government, they could be forced to include backdoors in the…
Travelex says it won’t pay ransom to crooks…
While most of us spent New Year’s Eve celebrating, the IT department at Travelex was grappling with a ransomware virus that was spreading through its systems. Almost two weeks on, the currency exchange service is…