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
Safe4 achieves Cyber Essentials accreditation and recognition against the IASME standard
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityIn March 2016, Safe4 Information Management achieved further recognition for its safe and secure delivery and storage of customers’ documents. By achieving certification to the IASME governance standard, recognised by the UK Government as the best cyber security standard for small companies, Safe4 demonstrated continuing capability to provide a secure and trusted environment for customers […]
Not all providers of cloud-based services are the same …
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityAn increasing number of major IT companies are now offering cloud-based computing services. Many of them are household names, often associated with the technologies we all use every day such as email, online shopping, and search engines. But are they ideal places to manage and store critical or confidential information? Another instance of non-availability of […]
Are law firms really slow to adopt new technology?
/in Blog, News - AllA recent article on the BBC website asks, in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek manner, whether technology can bring lawyers into the 21st Century. The media often portray lawyers as clinging on to time-honoured practices, increasing the time taken to pursue cases – as well as the charges to their clients. But is this accurate? Whilst it […]
Problems originated by email continue – often with costly and damaging consequences
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityThe ransomware attack on Lincolnshire County Council last week has now been resolved, but once again the dangers that may lurk within email messages have been highlighted. When members of any organisation are accustomed to using email to transfer information that is critical or necessary for the business, the likelihood of inadvertently opening messages that […]
The need to maintain and protect the digital legacy is highlighted by action against Apple
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityIn October 2015 Safe4 launched the Digital Inheritance Vault at the Society of Will Writers annual Conference in Redditch, UK. Since then, the will writing community have been adopting the service in increasing numbers to offer it to their clients. One of the key benefits that the Vault provides is the ability to keep a […]
Email scam causes loss of £45,000 as conveyancing emails are hacked
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityThe use of email to carry confidential client information is still a significant cause of computer crime in the UK, with more than 70% of law firms persisting with the use of this high-risk means of carrying confidential information. The latest instance has seen a tragic case involving newly-wed first time buyers lose their life […]
Safe4 version 4.3 is released
/in Blog, News - AllIn recent months the development team at Safe4 have been actively engaged with enhancements to the service that will improve the user’s experience, and help us to meet the many requirements for new capabilities that are constantly arising. The release of version 4.3 marks an important step towards a number of significant developments that will […]
Re-emphasising the value of audit trails
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityProving that information has been accessed after it has been delivered can be a challenge. That is the main purpose of the detailed File History within Safe4, and it is proving to be of increasing value to customers and their clients. Whether the activity in question is a complex corporate merger or acquisition, a personal […]
“Secure” email services suffer outages – Safe4 records another month of 100% availability
/in Blog, News - All, SecuritySafe4 has for over 5 years offered a document delivery and storage service that is highly secure, flexible, and exceptional value for money. Still, however, a number of organisations believe that “secure” email is a viable alternative for getting confidential documents safely to clients and other external parties. Recent events suggest that some providers of […]
EU nullifies Safe Harbour agreement with US: where is your data stored?
/in Blog, News - All, SecurityBack in 2010, when we launched the company, we decided that all of the information held within Safe4 would be stored in UK-only data centres accredited to the ISO 27001 security standard. That decision has been vindicated on many occasions since, and has been given further weight by a recent ruling at the European Court […]