Entries by Alistair

SRA Compliance

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UK-based law firms can maintain compliance with SRA guidelines through the use of Safe4 to share information with clients and other parties. Safe4 White Paper SRA Compliance v2.2 Jan 15

Safe4 keeps POODLES at bay

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You 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 […]

Make your passwords safer with advice from Safe4

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The 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. […]

Upgraded Infrastructure for Safe4

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The infrastructure that runs Safe4 was designed when the service launched in 2010. Implemented at the beginning of the cloud computing revolution, the system has proven amazingly robust delivering exceptionally high levels of availability and security. In the 4 years since the original launch, cloud computing has moved on significantly delivering improvements to performance, manageability […]

Safe4 rolls out major update to leading secure document delivery solution

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We are very excited to announce the release of an updated version of the Safe4 secure file management solution. There have been many enhancements to the system both visible and behind the scenes to help improve the ease of use, performance and security. The principal developments that our customers will be able to take advantage […]

May flowers … planning security for the future

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Having 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

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Recent 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

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Following 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 […]