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Ransomware: How To Protect Your Business From it.

Ransomware: How To Protect Your Business From it.

Domains.co.za is here to help protect your business from Ransomware. This article covers ways you can ensure you are protected. Earlier this year, the insurance company Liberty Life’s IT infrastructure was hacked by ransomware. Ransomware is a malicious software that can either find its way into a system through a security vulnerability or by being installed by someone unknowingly. The latter is usually as a result of clicking on a suspicious pop-up, link or email attachment. Once installed, ransomware encrypts a company or individual’s data or blocks access to a website or system until a ransom is paid. Although Liberty Life applied immediate security protocols to alleviate as much of the damages as possible, some data […]

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulation

How Does GDPR Affect Domain Registrars And Resellers

This article explains how does GDPR affect domain registrars and resellers. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), also referred to as the EU Regulation 2016/679, is an internet data privacy regulation aimed at protecting personal data of individuals in the European Economic Area. All companies that supply a service to anyone that resides in the EU, needs to be GDPR-compliant by 25 May 2018. What is GDPR?How is GDPR Different From the PoPI Act?What Does this Mean for Domain Registrars & Resellers?Is it Bad for Business?Should We Be Afraid of GDPR?How to Choose the Right Hosting Plan for Your Website What is GDPR? In essence GDPR addresses how companies are collecting, storing and protecting the data they obtain from […]

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