25Jul2014

Registry change for ORG.ZA

Registry change for ORG.ZA

Major changes are coming to ORG.ZA domains. Until now, the ORG.ZA space was administered by Internet Solutions, registrations were limited to non-profit organisations, and there were no annual renewal fees. Domain updates used a email system with a complicated email template. All of this is changing soon…

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23Jun2014

SMTP failures for MWeb subscribers – June 23

SMTP failures for MWeb subscribers - June 23

MWeb previously silently redirected SMTP traffic to third parties (like Anno) from port 25 to 587. It appears like this service is failing or have been discontinued. If you are an MWeb subscriber, please use port 587 instead to connect to our SMTP servers. See our Knowledgebase article for more email troubleshooting tips.

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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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