Entire server team is working on Sunday.Special Pizzas
Today is the fist day that businesses in Japan start working in 2020. Because of the long new year holidays, we had huge traffic hike. In addition, one of our Internet line is being attacked. So, we need to shut down on oof the line to take care of it.
It is almost noon in Japan and I think we are now in clear.
I hope your 2019 was good for you and 2020 will be even better. In 2018, I lost Pompom and in 2019 we lost Tiny. It has been a sad couple of years when it comes to our beloved friends, but they are now together in heaven looking down on us.
In the last two years, we have released a few products and we are now working on a few more.
Here are products we have released:
Opinion Stand
Click It Audio
Feedback / A Pilot CRM App
Help Desk / A Pilot CRM App
Dreamersi / Web Only
Dreamersi / Mail Only
There are a few more products we are either working on or are just being released.
InforMakers / Web Form
NewsMAIL
MegaMail
Email Server Version 5 (ML5)
Password Vault
ContactWash
I hope I covered everything. In addition to these products, we have custom web application development projects as well as security upgrades to all of our services - it will be a busy year. I am looking forward to working with you.
Lately there is a lot of talk going on around Internet Security. Much of the talk are about supporting TLS 1.2, but you are asked to buy an SSL Certificate. You must be confused like I am. You need to support TLS 1.2 to be considered secure, and soon the newer browsers will enforce that. Starting sometime in March of next year, new browsers will not even display the content if your website is not TLS 1.2 or later.
When you read up on the Internet, you'll learn that TLS is a successor to SSL. So, what is a TLS certificate? Why are you still asked to buy SSL when SSL is replaced by TLS. What is going on?
It is really confusing and stupid. I learned there are two meanings to SSL. (1) SSL is a certificate you buy to verify your company's security. “SSL Certificate”, (2) is the encryption method called SSL. The encryption method SSL is the one that is succeeded by TLS. The versions that are available for TLS are 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. And starting March 2020, anything below TLS 1.2 will not be considered safe. Of course, all SSL excretions are obsolete.
Here is the confusing part: To use TLS, you need to be verified by a third party as an existing business or organization. That certificate is still called SSL. So you need to purchase an SSL certificate to activate TLS. Was I able to clear up this confusion? I hope I did. If you are not SSL certified or using anything less than TLS 1.2, or if you do not know which version you are using, please give us a call. We will be happy to look it up.
This will be my last newsletter for 2019. Have safe holidays and a happy new year. Thank you for being my friend.
When it comes to Internet and Social Media ... people talk big, fast and strong. I think it is norm to make you look bigger than what you really are. So, people start not believing in the advertisements. People reply on others for their opinion.
It is like blowfish make itself bigger to look stronger!!!
Sometime it is refreshing to hear what is on your mind rather than trying make people believe by talking big.