Recent News
- Updated User Interface and Signing Improvements16/07/2026 - 4:34 pm
- User Interface Updates for Safe427/04/2026 - 11:58 am
The Golden Thread – how Safe4 can handle this04/03/2025 - 8:53 am- Comprehensive user interface upgrade for Safe418/02/2025 - 2:06 pm
- Major upgrade for Safe425/01/2024 - 4:34 pm
Personal email systems still being used to carry confidential information
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityIt is no major surprise to learn that a major email service provider has been hacked – again – and that millions of people have had their personal information exposed to criminals. This is highlighted in an interesting article in The Times, published today. What is still very unfortunate, however, is that a large number […]
Does it matter where your cloud data is stored?
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityMany millions of people now are using online systems that are hosted in the cloud. However, do we all know what that means, or the location where our vital information is being held? The dramatic rise in the use of social media in the last decade has meant that a vast amount of personal information […]
Beware the perils of “free” cloud storage services
/in Blog, News, News - AllAre “free” cloud storage services really free? Logic would suggest that whilst they may appear to be free at the point of actually storing a file, it is worth remembering that the companies who offer free storage services only do so because they want your data. Once stored on their servers, most of the large […]
Enhanced reporting for Safe4
/in News - AllThe reporting functions within Safe4 have been substantially enhanced, allowing reports that potentially run into hundreds of pages to be generated virtually instantaneously. This will assist Safe4 customers who need to produce information from their client vaults and data rooms on a regular basis. As well as producing very rapid outputs, the reporting function now […]
Proposed successor to Safe Harbor is “inadequate”
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityThe EU has indicated that the replacement to the US – EU Safe Harbor data privacy arrangement, known as Privacy Shield, is inadequate, and does not offer sufficient protection for confidential data being shared by organisations who operate on both sides of the Atlantic. More detail is available: click here. The risks associated with holding […]
Health data services moving to the cloud?
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityDiscussions over the suitability of the cloud for the storage and management of confidential information have grown in intensity in recent years, as the use of cloud-based resources has increased dramatically. There has long been resistance to the use of cloud data services to handle clinical information relating to individuals’ health, based on concerns over […]
More evidence of the need to capture the Digital Legacy
/in Blog, News - AllA recent article on the BBC Technology website (click here) has highlighted once again the need for a means to capture the important elements of our digital lives, so that loved ones can gain access to the vital information and valuable memories that we leave behind. As we all use digital devices more and more, […]
Safe4 to exhibit at Society of Will Writers Annual Conference, 2016
/in Blog, News - AllThe Society of Will Writers Annual Conference in October 2015 saw the official launch of the Safe4 Digital Inheritance Vault, a highly secure facility for managing a client’s estate plan and capturing their digital legacy for future generations. The 2016 conference will take place on 10 and 11 October, at the Abbey Hotel in Redditch, […]
Another month of 100% availability, and record new user sign-ups for Safe4
/in Blog, News - AllApril 2016 saw another 100% record of availability for Safe4, according to an independent monitoring service. This contrasts strongly with a number of other online services – one of the UK’s leading banks, for example, suffered an outage over the recent bank holiday weekend that had a severe impact on client services. User sign-ups in […]
Safe4 launches new mobile interface
/in Blog, News - AllSafe4 version 4.4 has now been released, and provides an interface specifically designed for the mobile user. Making use of “responsive” design techniques, Safe4 will detect that a mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet is being used, and will change the interface accordingly. This will assist users by altering the format of the […]