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Press Release: Safe4 and Mint Bridging to work together25/08/2017 - 4:07 pm- UK corporates becoming more aware of the importance of GDPR compliance22/08/2017 - 11:20 am
- Safe4 virus protection enhanced17/07/2017 - 5:42 pm
- Safe4 version 5.01 is released – more enhancements for the Asset Register26/06/2017 - 1:07 pm
- Ransomware – why Safe4 customers are protected15/05/2017 - 10:13 am
Press Release: Safe4 and Mint Bridging to work together
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinThe Background Mint Bridging is currently the UK’s fastest growing specialist provider of short-term bridging and re-bridging loans. Based in Altrincham, Cheshire, they offer bridging finance on residential and commercial properties to non-owner-occupier borrowers. Formed in 2011, Mint Bridging brings more than 50 years’ experience to their operation, and provides rapid and flexible service for […]
UK corporates becoming more aware of the importance of GDPR compliance
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinWhilst the corporate sector in the UK is generally becoming aware of the need to ensure that they are compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation that comes into force in May 2018, there are still some large firms who are alarmingly exposed to the risk of cyber attack. According to recent research, only […]
Safe4 virus protection enhanced
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinIn order to maintain the primary Safe4 commitment of security for information held on behalf of customers and their clients, the anti-virus protection applied when documents are uploaded to the system has been enhanced. Scanning for viruses as every document is uploaded has been an automatic function of the system since Safe4 was launched, and this […]
Rackspace outage affects access to Safe4
/in Blog, Security /by Ben MartinUnfortunately on Thursday 29 June 2017 the Safe4 service was not available for just over two hours. The issue started at 11:14 BST, and service was resumed at 13:37. During this time it was not possible to connect to the Safe4 service through the normal web interface. We at Safe4 are very proud of our exceptional […]
Safe4 version 5.01 is released – more enhancements for the Asset Register
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinTo maintain the continuous improvement policy of Safe4, further enhancements have today been released for the Asset Register in version 5.01. These include the ability to control the horizontal display sequence of fields when asset records are being added, as well as improved handling of dates to make the format consistent across all browsers. Management […]
Ransomware – why Safe4 customers are protected
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinThe ransomware attacks that have affected many organisations around the world over the weekend have exposed some serious vulnerabilities in the way that information is managed; using out-of-date operating systems and the failure to implement security updates are clearly primary causes of the exposure. However, it should be remembered that the problem normally arises when […]
More concern over the use of public email
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinInterference with personal email accounts has become a major source of fraud in the UK. Take a look at this alarming article. However, more than 70% of UK law firms are still communicating with clients via their clients’ personal email accounts, in many cases to carry highly confidential information such as bank account details when executing […]
Safe4 Asset Register is launched with release of version 5.0
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinSince 2010 Safe4 has become established as one of the most secure services on the Internet for the delivery and storage of documents. With the release of Safe4 version 5.0 that capability is dramatically enhanced, as now the inclusion of the Safe4 Asset Register allows the direct input of data into fields that can be […]
US / European Privacy Shield progress has stalled
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinThe recently-appointed US administration has put a hold on recruitment in many branches of the government, including the appointment of an ombudsman for dealing with data privacy issues. Transfer of personal data between the US and other jurisdictions is a complex subject, and will need careful treatment as the discussions relating to the new agreement unfold. Click […]
Ransomware has become a major business and social menace
/in Blog, News - All, Security /by Ben MartinInstances of businesses of all sizes being infected by ransomware are becoming more and more common. It is not just corporate bodies that are being hit – individual members of the public are also being asked to pay sums of money to criminals in order to remove viruses from their data. It is also understood […]