Recent News
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 passes 100,000 users
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityUser numbers in Safe4 have been growing steadily over the years, and a significant milestone has been reached in April 2021. Safe4 now has more than 100,000 users, each of which is able to enjoy the benefits of highly secure cloud-based storage and management of confidential information. Initial usage of Safe4 was concentrated primarily in […]
Screen4 partners with Safe4 for Covid-19 Testing
/in Blog, News, News - AllScreen4, one of the UK’s leading providers of health screening services, has partnered with Safe4 and S4Encrypt to help to automate the processing of Covid-19 tests purchased from its website. As one of the world’s top drug and alcohol screening services for the travel sector, with operations in 140 locations across 40 countries, Screen4 was […]
Safe4 completes development of Covid-19 Testing application
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityThe challenge The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged many businesses globally by making it extremely difficult for their workers to carry out their duties normally. Whilst many organisations have been able to function by assisting staff to work from home, there are many for whom physical attendance in a specific workplace is essential – construction, property […]
More news about leaks of highly sensitive information
/in News, News - All, SecurityThere are now virtually daily examples in the media of how leaks of highly sensitive information are occurring, often due to human error or misbehaviour, but also due to lack of security in poorly designed or managed systems. A current article in the media today highlights a glaring example of this – click here for […]
Payment fraud using email – it’s completely avoidable
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityPayment fraud is a constant risk Occurrences of payment fraud using email are continuing to hit the headlines, and it is something that can be avoided completely. The risk of using email for communication of confidential information has been evident for some years, as highlighted by this post on the Safe4 website last year. Sending […]
Safe4 version 6.1 is released – managing large file uploads safely
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityThe release of Safe4 version 6.1 represents a significant move forward. The task of managing large file uploads safely has proved to be a considerable challenge, but members of the Safe4 development team, led by Alistair Stubbs and Darren Hamilton, have completely overhauled the upload function within the system to make it more secure […]
March 2020 sees the millionth upload to Safe4
/in Blog, News, News - AllThis month has seen the millionth upload to Safe4. The number of uploads to Safe4 had already eclipsed the previous monthly record before we reached the middle of March, reflecting the dramatic changes in working practices caused by the rapid spread of the Coronavirus in the United Kingdom. When a pandemic such as Covid-19 has […]
Confusion reigns regarding responsibility for data protection compliance
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityA recent survey suggests that there is still a good deal of confusion regarding responsibility for data protection compliance. Given that the UK adopted the EU GDPR into the Data Protection Act in May 2018, this reflects the general lack of awareness among many organisations today. This survey also indicates a lack of clarity over […]
Enhanced user management as Safe4 version 6.03 is released
/in Blog, News, News - All, SecurityThe release of Safe4 version 6.03 sees an upgrade in the way that vault users can be managed. It is now possible for vault users to be given specific permission to issue invitations to those with whom they wish to share their own vault. Hitherto the issuing of user invitations has been restricted to provider […]