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Major upgrade for Safe425/01/2024 - 4:34 pm- MI5 warns of massive intellectual property theft19/10/2023 - 12:17 pm
- Updated look and feel for Safe4 – new upload options02/08/2023 - 10:02 am
- Risk of using email for the transfer of confidential information21/07/2023 - 1:22 pm
- Enhanced User Experience for Safe405/07/2023 - 11:53 am
Safe4 and Jermyn Consulting to work together
/in Blog, News - All, SecuritySafe4 Information Management and information security experts Jermyn Consulting have agreed to work together to bring the benefits of highly secure document storage and delivery services into the market sectors addressed by Jermyn. Jermyn Consulting and Safe4 are natural partners, addressing many aspects of information security. Jermyn specialise in ISO 27001 consulting, and assisting with […]
Careless use of email continues to lead to security breaches
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityAs in previous years, global accounting and consultancy services provider pwc has released its 2015 report on information security breaches, and the impact that they have on businesses of all sizes. The costs of such breaches are huge, both in financial terms and from a reputational perspective. Interestingly, a significant number of breaches are caused […]
Bank of England moves to stop email errors
/in Blog, News, News - All, News - Corporate, SecurityThe Financial Times has recently reported on a new security measure being implemented by the Bank of England – disabling the auto-completion of email addresses to lessen the risk of emails being sent to the wrong addressees. This follows an email about research into Britan’s exit from the EU being accidentally sent to a member […]
So you think your client information is safe?
/in Blog, SecurityIf you are a lawyer born before say 1980 you can be forgiven if you find much of today’s technology a bit baffling and difficult to keep up with, given that it seems to change on a daily basis. On the other hand if you were born after 1980 it is highly likely that you […]
100% availability for Safe4 again in April 2015
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecuritySafe4 continues to record the highest possible availability levels for its secure online document delivery and storage service, with 100% availability for April 2015. This means that the law firms, will writers, accountants, financial advisers, insurance brokers and their clients who are now using Safe4 in ever-increasing numbers to deliver and manage confidential information are […]
Safe4 achieves 100% availability again in March 2015
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityBased on figures from an independent agency, Safe4 has been given a 100% availability rating for March 2015. This means that not only is Safe4 among the most secure services on the internet, is is also available at any time, from anywhere. Safe4 aims for 99.99% availability, and has reached 100% on many occasions since […]
More uptime availability and performance success for Safe4
/in Blog, News, News - All, News - Corporate, News - Financial, News - Health, News - Professional, News - Property, News - Public, SecurityDuring January 2015 Safe4 maintained 100% availability of the service except for a short period when our hosting partner applied a critical security patch to the infrastructure. Since we take the security of our customers’ information very seriously it was felt that applying this patch was essential. The downtime was scheduled for overnight at a weekend, […]
Safe4 achieves Cyber Essentials accreditation
/in News - All, SecurityThe Cyber Essentials accreditation scheme was implemented by the UK Government to establish criteria for the management of information in order to prevent intrusion from external attackers. Accredited organisations are entitled to display the Cyber Essentials logo, which confirms that they have met the standards required. Safe4 have received this accreditation, and we are now […]
UK Legal Profession warned of the importance of information security
/in Blog, News, SecurityA number of sources have recently published some salutary information on the need for improved security among the UK’s professional practioner community. Digital Law have highlighted this in a fairly damning article, which can be viewed by clicking here. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has pointed out the need for solicitors and barristers to take […]
Safe4 keeps POODLES at bay
/in Blog, SecurityYou may have seen in the press this week that Google have discovered another vulnerability – POODLE – that could enable a hacker to access information from a secure (https) web connection. The vulnerability only applies to an old version (SSLv3) of the protocol used to secure the communication between a users browser and the […]