Cyber Security articles.
Everything we've written on cyber security — honest, jargon-free and from the people who actually do the work.
New Tool: Plugin Risk Score
WordPress plugins are brilliant until they aren’t. One dodgy install and suddenly you’re explaining to a client why their site…
Josh Cox 23 April 2026 2 min read 
Security Best Practices: Keeping Your Website and User Data Safe
As a web development company, we understand the importance of creating a beautiful and functional website. But just as…
The Wayback Machine: A Digital Lifeline
Recently, we had a potential customer reach out to us, excited about our web development services. But their story quic…
We’re now Cyber Essentials certified
Great news, as of the 24th August 2022, Prystine Web Solutions Ltd is Cyber Essentials Certified! It’s been an interest…
Don’t get hooked! Our new Phishing Security platform
Gone are the days when the types of scam emails you’d receive were about some prince that has left you $50,000,000 and…
2FA – 2 Factor Authentication and Why It Matters
You may or may not have heard of 2 Factor Authentication (2FA). If you have, then you can find out a bit more about wha…
The ideal password
In this blog article, we’re going to be looking at the ideal password conditions, as well as other authentication metho…
Have you been pwned?
Today, we’ll be sharing a nifty tool that recently came to our attention. It identifies if your email address or teleph…
Stay safe from pharming and phishing emails
Cybercrime is ever increasing. In this article we’re looking at phishing and pharming, which are email techniques emplo…