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Security, explained for people who have a business to run.
Setting up the NoDowntimeShield GitHub App on your org (step-by-step)
7 min readFrom install to first PR comment, in under 5 minutes. Includes the permissions we ask for and exactly why.
Read →WhatsApp alerts vs email — when to use which
5 min readEmail gets ignored. SMS gets blocked. Slack is for working hours. WhatsApp lands every time. Here's a sensible policy for each.
Read →A founder's guide to SOC 2 without a dedicated team
9 min readWhat you actually need to do — and what you can safely defer — to land your first SOC 2 Type II report when there is no Head of Security yet.
Read →Branded typosquat domains — detection and takedown
7 min readSomeone is registering domains that look just like yours. Here's how to find them, prove the harm, and shut them down.
Read →Why pentests don't protect you between tests
6 min readPentests are a snapshot, not a shield. Here's the gap they leave open and how to close it without spending another six figures.
Read →The real cost of a credential leak for a 50-person SaaS
8 min readAn honest, line-item accounting of what happens — and what it costs — when one engineer commits an AWS key to a public GitHub repo.
Read →GitHub secret scanning vs NoDowntimeShield — what's different
6 min readAn honest, side-by-side comparison of GitHub's built-in secret scanning and NoDowntimeShield's GitHub App. We tell you exactly when GitHub is enough.
Read →Magecart skimmers — how to detect them on your checkout
7 min readA practical guide to detecting JavaScript card-skimmers on e-commerce checkouts. Plain English, no security jargon.
Read →How to audit a WordPress site in 5 minutes
6 min readA practical, plain-English checklist that catches the seven most common WordPress security failures before an attacker does.
Read →SSL certificates, why they expire, and what to do when they do
4 min readEverything you need to know about SSL/TLS certificates as a non-security person.
Read →DMARC, explained in plain English
5 min readWhat DMARC is, why it exists, and how to set it up without reading an RFC.
Read →The 5 security mistakes every growing SME makes
6 min readYou don't need a SOC to avoid a breach. You need to not make these five specific mistakes.
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