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- Updated look and feel for Safe4 – new upload options02/08/2023 - 10:02 am
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Massive losses as criminals target UK lawyers’ insecure transactions
/in Blog, News - All, News - Professional, SecurityUnsurprisingly, more evidence is emerging all the time of fraud perpetrated by criminal gangs against law firms who do not manage transactions involving financial transfers securely. This article, published in The Times on Friday 4 September, highlights some of the causes. As ever, one of the root causes is the use of email to transfer […]
A real heart stopping lesson about data security
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityI imagine the very recent news that customer data has reportedly been stolen from Ashley Madison, a dating website, will send a few hearts fluttering and pulses racing. Without wishing to pass judgement on the company or people who use it, how much longer will it take for all manner of organisations to realise they […]
3 of the major benefits Safe4 delivers …
/in Blog, News - AllCustomers across a number of different business sectors are using Safe4 to increasingly positive effect, both within their own businesses, and more importantly to get confidential information to external parties without risking the use of email. In addition to the overriding value to be gained by avoiding the inappropriate use of email, Safe4 customers are […]
Another record month for Safe4
/in Blog, News, News - AllJuly 2015 saw yet another record month for Safe4, with the highest monthly number of new users so far, and 100% availability. Average page response times were well under half a second, meaning that Safe4 customers and their clients were able to gain very rapid access to the service at all times. Safe4 remains one […]
How safe is cloud computing? It depends who you work with …
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityMuch has been made in recent times of the benefits that can be derived from cloud computing. In fact the speed of growth in use of “the cloud” has been one of the major factors in the IT industry for most of the last decade. But how safe is cloud computing? Traditionally a profession that […]
More new security and reporting features for Safe4
/in Blog, News - All, SecuritySafe4 has been enhanced again by the addition of stringent password strength checks for new users, and the ability to download some system reports directly into a .csv file for further analysis and manipulation. This will be further improved by extension to all reports in the near future. At Safe4 we are constantly seeking ways […]
Information security insights from McKinsey
/in Blog, SecurityAnyone who has an interest in the issue of cybersecurity should read the book excerpt ‘Repelling the Cyberattackers’ in McKinsey’s Quarterly, July 2015, by Tucker Bailey, James M. Kaplan, and Chris Rezek – click here to read the article. However, as good as this advice is, especially as the world rushes at ever increasing speed […]
Beware of public Wi-Fi!
/in Blog, News, News - All, News - Corporate, News - Financial, News - Health, News - Professional, News - Property, News - Public, SecurityPaul Holland has published an interesting post on LinkedIn, highlighting the risks associated with using public Wi-Fi. To quote Paul’s post: “An investigation conducted in London has shown the ease with which personal data can be hacked when the target is using public Wi-Fi. Security and privacy software company F-Secure teamed up with penetration testing […]
Is our health and wealth sufficiently protected?
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityThe current spate of publicity about how poorly some charities seem to care for the personal information they keep about the donors who support their respective causes is yet another reminder of just how vulnerable organisations are when it comes to keeping customer information safe. After all if you give information to any business and […]
Another bumper month for Safe4
/in Blog, News, News - All, News - Corporate, News - Financial, News - Health, News - Professional, News - Property, News - PublicJune 2015 proved to be another successful month for Safe4, with a record number of new users registering for the service, and 100% availability once again. The uptime record of Safe4 is now amongst the best in the industry, and coupled with very high levels of security this makes Safe4 the ideal choice for any […]