FTP generally only transfers files in the clear - without encryption. This includes your passwords! It is also an easy target for even the most unsophisticated criminals. Their attack scripts don’t need to figure out how to establish an encrypted session as a first step, which is complex. As a result, our servers are under constant ... Read More »
To improve security, this morning we changed our email configuration to require authentication before sending email. Previously, if you logged in to check for new mail you would not have to authenticate again to send mail. This is a security hole in place to work around MS-Outlook. If your email client (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.) fails to ... Read More »