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In 2018, nearly 30 billion hackers attempted to log into a website using stolen credentials. Online retailers in particular are not only responsible for their own data, but also for that of their customers. We have tips for protection. State of the Internet This year's security report from CDN provider Akamai "State of the Internet" presents alarming figures: In 2018, almost 30 billion hacker attacks took place with the intention of logging into a website with stolen user data. Online retailers in particular are not only responsible for their own data, but also for that of their customers.   Use complex passwords Online retailers require many passwords, for example for administrative access to the shop system, access to databases or web hosts. It is advisable to choose passwords that are as complex as possible, contain letters, numbers and special characters and are at least eight characters long .Passwords that are too simple or too short can easily be decrypted....

In the global supply chain, products (manufactured, food, medicines, etc.) pass through many intermediaries before reaching the end customer. So many steps conducive to counterfeiting or other types of fraud. IBM estimates that, in the next five years, what it calls "cryptographic anchors" will develop, like tiny guardians integrated into our everyday objects. These cookies will be linked to a block chain to guarantee the origin and authenticity of certain products as well as certain foods or medicines. IBM has developed. IBM Research is working on these tamper-proof links between the physical world and the block chain which records and certifies all transactions in a decentralized way. It could be drops of edible ink or, why not, a tiny computer like the one IBM has developed. Its size is less than that of a grain of rice; it incorporates a million transistors and would only cost a few tens of euro cents to produce. It could monitor, analyse and even act on data. “These ...