16Sep2014

Claim your .UK domain

Claim your .UK domain

Shorter, sharper .UK domain names are now available alongside .CO.UK domains. If you are the owner of a .CO.UK domain, then the .UK equivalent may have been reserved for you.

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14Aug2014

Domain ID Protection still priceless in value

Domain ID Protection still priceless in value

We offer an ID Protection service for domains registered through us. This is a very useful service that hides the contact information  in the domain WHOIS, thereby protecting one from domain-related spam and scams. We have been availing this service to our clients for free until now, but this is unfortunately changing…

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22May2014

The need for strong and unique passwords

The need for strong and unique passwords

Following hot on the heels of the recent Heartbleed vulnerability, is this week’s announcement by e-commerce giant eBay that their database has been compromised. By the sounds of it, private information like usernames, email addresses and passwords were stolen.

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11Apr2014

Follow-up on Heatbleed SSL vulnerability

Follow-up on Heatbleed SSL vulnerability

The Heartbleed bug made headlines this week; it is a bug that can have serious repercussions. One security researcher compared it to leaving your front door unlocked for the past two years: anyone could have entered you house (server) without your knowledge.

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8Apr2014

SSL Vulnerability – Heartbleed Bug

SSL Vulnerability - Heartbleed Bug

Heading the news in IT today was not Microsoft’s final security update for Windows XP, but the announcement of a severe bug in the OpenSSL library. OpenSSL is used by many Internet servers to secure websites via SSL. The bug has left many servers vulnerable to exposing sensitive information such as user login.

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