by ITS Engineer Celso Scarpim
We were contacted by a distressed new business customer needing help due to a cyber-attack. The attacker managed to gain access to an old, unused (but still active) account to control a specific machine and install a virus.
On October 24 2017, websites not using a secure HTTPS connection will be flagged as ‘NOT SECURE’ when customers visit.
This is being driven by Google actively pushing towards a more secure web for all users. Part of that is to have the secure HTTP * across all sites.
HTTPS also makes it difficult for hackers, internet providers and Big Brother to see what you are doing. Some of you may have already noticed a change in browsing as in January 2017, Chrome flagged sites identified as collecting credit card data with SSL certification installed.