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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
Make your passwords safer with advice from Safe4
/in Blog, SecurityThe release of personal photographs and videos of celebrities has made headline news around the world this week. Once again the security of cloud storage services has been called into doubt. As the story has unfolded it has become clear that the vulnerability was not a result of a failure of the iCloud security systems. […]
May flowers … planning security for the future
/in Blog, SecurityHaving secured your operation against the security issues seen in April and reviewed in my last blog post, how do you assess the robustness of your organization to defend against the ongoing threat environment in May and through the summer? It is difficult enough for an organisation to determine its exposure to security threats, such as […]
New document from the ICO confirms the need to keep browsers updated
/in Blog, SecurityRecent well-publicised issues regarding security threats to Internet users have highlighted the problems that arise through the use of out-of-date operating systems and web browsers when accessing Internet-based services. Safe4 have rigorously applied all current security patches to our servers, and consequently we have avoided any of the risks caused by the Open SSL HeartBleed […]
Microsoft patches Internet Explorer Vulnerability
/in Blog, SecurityFollowing the announcement earlier this week that a vulnerability had been found in all versions of Internet Explorer (6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11), Microsoft has acted quickly to provide an update. All users of Internet Explorer are strongly encouraged to upgrade at the earliest opportunity. The upgrade process is simple – just use […]
Internet Explorer Vulnerability
/in Blog, SecurityFollowing concern about the Heartbleed bug, there has been an additional significant announcement from Microsoft about a security vulnerability in ALL versions of Internet Explorer. See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/security/2963983 for full details. This is a pretty major vulnerability as it could enable someone to execute arbitrary code on someones PC. It does however require a user to visit a […]
March winds and April Showers bring forth …
/in Blog, SecurityThe Spring of 2014 has seen a raft of news about online document security – both good and bad. The year was ushered in by guidance from regulatory bodies and professional organizations including the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on cloud based document security and the Institute of Chartered Accountants with the ICAEW guide to cyber security in corporate […]
Dealing with the latest security threats
/in Blog, SecurityThere has been a lot of attention in the media recently following the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability. While Safe4 was never affected by this problem we have recently reviewed our security settings covering the security of the connection between your computer and our servers. The SSL protocol which is used to encrypt the communication between a […]
Dealing with Heartbleed
/in Blog, SecurityI am sure that everyone is aware of the news regarding the HeartBleed bug that has been discovered in some web sites. As usual the BBC has a well balanced report on the background – see http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26954540. Happily I am very pleased to advise that the Safe4 service was not affected by this security bug as […]
Reporting of carbon emissions is becoming an issue – and soon
/in Blog, News - All, News - Corporate, News - Financial, News - Professional, News - PropertyNew legislation will shortly be putting pressure on many organisations to reduce their carbon footprint. This applies to small and medium-sized companies too, if they are suppliers to either public-sector organisations, or corporates that fall within the scope of the UK Carbon Reduction Commitment requirements (annual energy expenditure of more than £500,000, or listed on […]
How secure are your Email transmissions?
/in Blog, SecurityEmail has become, over the last two decades, the accepted means by which communication between businesses takes place. We all use it every day, perhaps without thinking in many cases. But is it the right way to send confidential or secure information? And how do we control what happens when it gets to the recipient’s […]