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Why is Network Security important?

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Why is Network Security important?

Auteur n°3 – Benjamin

What is network security?

You should implement network security features to protect network architecture from undefined exploitations, accesses, changes, demolitions, and exposes. Network security is a process that guarantees the safety of your information and data. 

Securing a network needs various combinations of instruments, such as routers, hardware, software applications, and many more. Also, it requires high-tech professionals who can provide working of the system. Because all these essential resources to have good network security system are often expensive and unavailable. 

Importance of Network Security

The number of cyber-attacks increases every day, not only to the government’s data and large businesses but also to the regular people’s computer networks. It doesn’t matter how important information is on your devices; Keeping them safe is always essential. A secure network can avoid data loss, theft, misusing your information, or shutting down the whole system. 

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The reasons why Network Security is important

Here are some most common reasons you should consider when it comes to the necessity of the protection of your network:

  1. First, it secures your and your client’s data

For businesses, their data and their client’s information are essential. As a business, your data may consist of financial details, marketing bases, and everything necessary for your company. Other than that, every business collects its clients’ data, especially when you are e-commerce. Their card details, numbers, emails, and all these things are in danger without solid network security. 

  1. Improves performance of the network

If you make sure to get a quality system, it protects your network from attacks and helps it run faster. Good network security provides better performance for your computer networks and allows you to work more swiftly. 

  1. Raised cyberattacks

There is no news without one fact about cyber-attack. It is rising for many reasons, including the progress of artificial intelligence and machine learning, also the spread of the 5GB network. That is why it gets more necessary to have strong network security that will protect data.

  1. No protection will cost more money

Besides the emotional stress from having your information stolen, it costs a lot, especially when you are a business. If we see examples of companies that lost their information, we see how much money it costs from them to compensate for the loss. For instance, when Yahoo was attacked, it affected its 3 million users and ended up costing 350 million dollars. So you can see how expensive it gets when you don’t have solid network security. 

  1. Everything in this world depends on technology

Another reason why network security is essential is how integrated technology is in our lives. Everything around us has a technological system, hardware, or algorithm. Our cars, computers, and even homes are known as technologically intelligent, so because of this, it gets more imminent to have network security. 

How to be Secured?

If you have never thought about how to protect your system as an amateur, you can do these few steps to store data safely and reduce the risk of possible attacks.

First and most importantly, use a powerful router admin username and password. It isn’t news that these two things are most valuable regarding the security of your network. The next step is to change the network name. Use more firewalls and turn off any guest network. 

This obviously isn’t enough, and hackers do magic to enter your network and access the data, but it is the first step to securing a computer network system. 

Conclusion 

Protecting confidential information from unauthorized access is the whole society’s responsibility, including business. Every little detail your client gives you or your company needs for the function is vital for you and needs to be safe, so start securing your networks today and be sure to make them as strong as possible. 

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Use SSL to improve Security of your Digital Channels

Use SSL to improve Security of your Digital Channels

Auteur n°3 – Benjamin

SSL Basics You Should Know

Did you know, that all in all most of digital product users are concerned with the security of their online transactions? We all know the risks of inserting even the smallest confidential classified information into a website. This is exactly where the SSL comes in.

SSL deciphers as Secure Sockets Layer. It’s a protocol for web browsers and servers that allows the forms of authentication, encryption and decryption of the data roaming in and out of the server we are using.

Keep Connections Secure

Now, to step aside from the transactional part of internet which generally reminds us of internet banking in most of the cases, let’s discuss connections as well. Current browser contains loads and loads of information which overlap at a certain point.

To put it more simply-let’s take the example of messaging apps. It can be Viber or WhatsApp for example right? Quite often at the header section of an application we see it’s end to end encrypted.

The point of this security method is to make sure that the information shared between two individuals is not just flowing around the whole server heightening the risk of it being hacked and viewed by anybody else outside the authorized users.

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So, basically we all need to keep our connections just as secure because quite simply this is just as much of confidential information as your CC card credentials.

How SSL is a MUST for your Digital Channels

Now, no matter what type of information we are speaking about, please keep in mind, that whatever does not seem confidential to you, can be very important for your target audience.

Do not forget that in current society one of the most active problems is stalking. A lot of individuals, especially females are facing this problem and especially on social media platforms.

If your website is focused on syncing information from social media, such as registering via Facebook accounts-you cannot let any synchronized information fall into the wrong hands. After all, for your own good, a customer whose information has been leaked will be completely eligible to take the matters to court for cyber-security guidelines.

And surely, we don’t want that, so it’s always better to invest in your SSL and have more guarantees that such problems are least likely to occur.

Encryption Parties

The two main parties in encryption process are: The User and Website itself. Now, as we have already discussed the mobile application above, that can be counted as sub-party. But, yet the primary encryption recipient is the website in the first place. SSL is the one neutral party of software ensuring the security of data flow.

Validate your Domain-SSL Certificate

There are several options for getting SSL certified. What it means to be SSL certified, is that your webpage when googled for example will ensure the user that it’s free to roam. How does Google warn users on SSL uncertified users?

At least once you might have a warning page from google before browsing a specific site that it can be dangerous to insert any of your information. This is when Chrome browser asks you whether you’d like to continue to visit a website or go back to the previous page.

Here are a few options to get SSL certificate:

  • Verify your domain information through ICANN lookup.
  • Generate CSR (certificate signing request)
  • Validate your domain by submitting the CSR
  • Install the certificate on your domain/website

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Software Testing Automation Benefits For Your Business

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Software Testing Automation Benefits For Your Business

Auteur n°2 – Jonathan

Automated Testing ABCs

Software testing in general manual, or automated is equally important for productive digital workflow. But, in this case we shall be discussing the benefits of automated software testing. In the most basic sense, automated testing is an application of tools that check for validity of software products which are generally human-driven. For the most basic example, the fundaments of user experience and the usefulness of picked tools for the given experience is checked with software testing methods.

Time-Efficiency

Time is one thing and one currency that can’t be traded for anything else. Especially when it comes to creating a software that effectively calls its users to action. Sometimes updates need to be added quite quickly and testing your software manually just won’t do. Here is where automated testing comes into the game.

Sure you can also make it selective and choose specific tools that you want to be automatically tested and do the rest manually. Save yourself some time for more complicated aspects of your software and let AI do the basics.

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Accessibility Tools

In one of our previous articles we have discussed the concept of accessible content. Website that can be accessed by individuals with certain disabilities, like partial sight for example.

Artificial Intelligence has integrated standards which are tested for efficiency and automating these tools would be a great choice. It’s difficult to manually test what you cannot relate to as an individual for example, so trusting this job to technology is a way to go in this case.

Take a good example of modern audio books. Well, someone specifically might prefer British accent to American, but keep in mind-if text is being verbally interpreted by artificial intelligence-it makes sure to make web-content understandable for any listener. That’s the sort of inclusivity we want as modern-day digital engineers.

Analyze Your Profits

Another thing automated testing helps you with is to regularly check the daily outcomes of your digital strategy and compare it to your planned or expected results.

This can be done via writing test scripts for example. Test automation is effective repetitive tasks and other testing procedures which are time-consuming to conduct manually.

By the end of the month with all the fuss we have in marketing and creative fields of our business, timely reports on engagement or productivity statistics is a must.

Mobile Application Testing

Having a mobile-friendly website or an application is quite a must nowadays. Now, imagine you have to evaluate simultaneously your web and mobile applications. Isn’t it twice the job and twice as time-consuming?

There are certain easy tasks and tools in mobile applications that are perfectly fitted for automated testing. Also, keep in mind, that mobile app UI/UX is far more compact and provides comfort of buttons navigation. Such preset functionality is very useful to be automatically tested.

You Can Also Require Automation For These Features

  • Image comparison pixel by pixel.
  • Spread Sheet Comparison including multiple resources and linking information.
  • Application Testing While In Use of more than 100K Users.
  • Performance Benchmarks
  • Application Testing on diverse browser platforms.

Automation Strategies

Just like in social media marketing for example, we can have multiple strategies for automated testing to decide which one is more eligible to work in a specific scenario. To break it down into basic categories, here are the types of automated testing strategies that can suit your business goals:

  • Positive Tests
  • E2E (End to End Tests)
  • UI Tests
  • Load Tests

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Design Tips for Your Software to Increase the Profits of Your Organization

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Design Tips for Your Software to Increase the Profits of Your Organization

Auteur n°3 – Benjamin

Software Design Basics

Basically, for functional software design creation you need a specialist who creates a specific of a software archetype focused on accomplishing the assigned goals. Using a combination of primary components and subject of constraint gives you the final product. So, based on your intentions you will let the agent choose the software model best fitted to your current mission.

Make Your Goals Clear

When working on a software design, you better have a well-planned brief for the developer to follow up with. The point is, that if you don’t have a clear goal of what you want to reach through this design, your software will not do anything as a matter of result. The success of your software design is almost like a chain reaction. Have at least one thing in mind that you want to progress.

Customer Behavior Research

This specific research is like beginning of all operations conducted on your software including its design. We are speaking both-User Interface and User Experience design here. In quite short timing you’ll be able to notice certain behavior patterns of your customers regarding purchases and content engagement. If you notice for example, that a certain “check out” button is referred more to that another-try to investigate why and if making that button universal will actually benefit your sales. Seems like a funny and small detail, but can be game-changing for your online commerce.

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Develop A Functional Design

Functionality is the key to your software design. Of course elements like color design and aesthetics are important as well, but if it doesn’t work towards assessing the customer’s needs, then it’s regretfully useless. Make sure your design creates a comfortable navigation process for your customers. You might have seen popular apps and websites which don’t seem to have great and beautiful interface, but customers prefer them due to functionality and simplicity.

List Of Design Patterns

Now, that we’ve spoken of several design aspects of functional software designs, let’s review the list of design patterns, which generally work for upgrading your organization’s productivity online:

Creational Patterns

  • Factory Method
  • Abstract factory
  • Builder
  • Prototype
  • Singleton

Structural Patterns

  • Adapter
  • Bridge
  • Composite
  • Decoration
  • Façade
  • Flyweight
  • Proxy

Behavioral Patterns

  • Chain Of Responsibility
  • Command
  • Interpreter
  • Iterator
  • Mediator
  • Memento
  • Observer
  • State
  • Strategy
  • Visitor
  • Template Method

Follow The Patterns

All of the patterns with the following elements are basic keys to one big door of software design. Simultaneously processed they create the environment in your digital space which don’t just navigate existing customers, but also create additional leads which are later likely to turn into regular customers, users or visitors of your website.

Modern Trends

Among many trends we decided to pick some of the most important ones and review how they benefit your organization. One of them is remote work, which turns out to give increases in cloud computing process. Cloud usage has become a necessary attribute, especially now, that almost all work is done online.

Another very important trend you should not sleep on is AI adoption in your software. It’s become quite trendy to at least have a chat-bot as a communications service provider. It’s also gaining popularity among customers certainly. AI implementation reduces errors on your software and serves as a time-saving tool for your customers as well.

Interconnections, automated task management and cloud computing are most likely to continue rapid development. Yet, given developments come with challenges still to be overcome.

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Modern Software Testing Methods For High Quality Digital Services

Modern Software Testing Methods For High Quality Digital Services

Auteur n°2 – Jonathan

ABC Of Software Testing

Simply said, software itself is a set of program instructions that tell a digital product how to behave/what to do and in which case. Now, testing involves examination of functionality.

We want to make sure that our software development is not a waste of time and it is productive and useful for us as brand owners and for the target audiences. The process is mainly focused on reevaluation of functionality. Testing types can be manual and automated as well.

How Software Testing Helps Us Sell

Now, there is no question, at the end of the day we are all looking at current and potential profits to gain as a brand. If your software engineering process never involved the testing, it’s very likely you’ll have to face multiple technical issues irritating for you and your customer base at the same time.

Software engineering stands on the fundaments of customer-effectiveness, customer satisfaction, security and product quality presentation. Without these basics to assist with, your software surely needs a lot of work.

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It’s Cost-Effective

Basically, what we are discussing right now, is more connected to E-Commerce. Now, how is it cost-effective you might ask. Because generally digital services don’t seem to be the ones with the least budget for it. Here is how it works: The system you’re acquiring including its design aspects are extremely complex.

Once it’s launched it is far more difficult to change the fixed software settings, so constantly checking and fixing bugs in the process of creation will save you a lot of budget. Better not hold back on budget for testing, or you might have to pay twice as much for fixing the defective software later on.

Security Is A MUST

In modern life, where we use ten times as much digital services, security is playing a huge part in our software functionality. There is a constant danger of unauthorized individuals accessing the accounts of our users on the platform. So, we clearly need to multi-check our software on potential ways of how it can be more protective of its data.

In most cases users entrust very confidential information. It can be social security or credit card numbers. Imagine that information leaking out! Remember the data heist with Alibaba online shopping website? You might have forgotten about that event back in 2010’s, but honestly, when was the last time you ordered from Alibaba? The point is, if something like this happens even once-you ultimately lose your users’ trust.

Manual And Automated Testing

Just as the term says, manual testing involves the software examination done by hand to learn about further bugs and issues that have to be solved. It generally means verifying major features highlighted in requirements, yet also involves the testers trying the software From the potential user’s point of view.

There are numerous manual test plans and strategies. All of them are not one-fits all clearly, so the professional testers will make sure to pick the one that’s right for your software.

Automated testing is based on the software using an automation tool to detect the bugs and issues. In this case, pros use the test scripts and generate the test results automatically by using automation gadgets. Clearly this one works faster, but you can also opt for using both types of testing. If you’re still not the type that blindly trusts the machines feel free to conduct manual testing afterwards.

Software Testing-Current Trends

  • Acceptance Testing
  • DevOps
  • Regression Testing
  • Automation Testing
  • Integration Testing
  • User Testing
  • Accessibility Testing
  • Performance Testing

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Why is Cohesion the Primary Foundation of Software Design?

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Why is Cohesion the Primary Foundation of Software Design?

Auteur n°2 – Jonathan

Definition Of Cohesion

When speaking of cohesion, at some point we will have to look at the subject with a little bit of mathematic viewpoint. To put it simply for the beginning, in software engineering, cohesion is a basic formula calculating strength of connection among methods of data analysis and classification to create a union for certain purposes.

Coupling And Cohesion

Except for cohesion, in software engineering we also have the term coupling. So, why are we comparing them? Because they are connected, serving pretty much one basic purpose, but on different levels. Coupling analyses internal relationships between modules, but as for cohesion, it analyses how related the roles within a single module are.

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Cohesive = Effective

Team work always gives us better results. The term “cohesive” means working on the foundation of effective union. Clearly, even if we take the simplest physical machines, we cannot make them work correctly, unless all insider elements are working harmonically and simultaneously. Funny how music can be a great example. One note taken wrong and it ruins the whole symphony, not to mention that even an unprofessional listener can notice that one small disruption.

A.K.A. Sliding-Scale Metrics

As mentioned in previous paragraphs, cohesion is all about processing and analyzing internal elements of a specific module we have in mind. There are certain classical methods and strategies in cohesion and they have to be measured according to their functionality. Especially, when we are speaking of software engineering, functionality is a must!

Element Analysis

Research methods are in every field, especially in marketing and even more in digital marketing. Well, what analysis can come before research in the first place right? Now, let’s review certain qualities of element analysis in the cohesion principle and how well-based are they on general research.

  • Coincidental-Processing particles are grouped in an arbitrary manner and have no significant communication/connection. Well, clearly the laziest and possibly the most unwanted analysis you want to base your further actions on.
  • Logical-From a module viewpoint, processing elements are belonged to one-another because they match with the similar logical class of connected functions. Invoking the module simultaneously invokes the processing element.
  • Temporal-Processing particles are connected in time aspect. They are grouped with one-another because those are invoked simultaneously at a particular timing in a program implementation, but quite funny enough, they are not related to each other. A different program requirement may require a different combination of processing the elements stated above.
  • Procedural- Processing insider elements are in logical order- part of the same functionality unit but do not share the same data. They are connected, because they continually follow a specific sequence of implementation.
  • Communicational-Processing elements on the functional quality of implementing inputs and outputs in your software design.
  • Sequential- Processing component are related when the output of one processing component can be used as input for the next component element. Think of it as a chain reaction in its own way.
  • Functional-By far the best and most effective element grouping strategy. All processing components of a module are vital to the performance of a single and specific task. Maybe for this one we can say, that focus is the base concept.

Digital Team-Work

Now, that we have discussed so many grouping, analysis and research strategies in the paragraphs above, let’s look at the subject in a relatively non-mathematical viewpoint. The whole point of the given concept is to pretty much choose functionally matching components of a module for your effective software design. Functionality and effectiveness will manifest themselves in how your software works for you or against your interests.

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