Category «Internet Security and Safety»

New Canadian anti-spam laws

Marketing in this world of technology now that we evolved to a point that new laws had to be created to govern the processes. Just as we had to create a new mailing list with opt-in clients only, you also will need to do the same if you send emails out regularly to clients and/or prospects.  …

Heartbleed bug

If you haven’t heard yet, this is all over the Internet. The Heartbleed bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library.  This is used by 2/3 (two thirds) of the Internet including remote support tools by your technician, etc.  You can read a lot about this bug at their website http://heartbleed.com/ I’ve …

Rogers SMTP and SSL for email

Rogers issued an alert www.rogers.com/smtp which is causing some panic in the overall security of your email.  First I want to set your mind at east that any email communication you are sending that has confidential information probably shouldn’t be sent via email in the first place as it is open for people to grab …

Should we stop using Java?

Lots of news floating around about the security concerns of Java.  U.S. Government of Homeland Security says to disable it and discontinue use at once.  The problem with Java is it seems to be constantly exploited and computers are getting infected.  A patch comes out, assuming you install the patch right away, you are ok.  …