More layers, more redundancy, more clouds by synch.cc

synch.cc has expanded its cloud offerings to add another layer of distributed, scalable computing, storage and processing platform servers (commonly referred to as "cloud" services - the catchphrase for virtualised interconnected systems that is now all too popular). Providing Microsoft Datacentre and SQL Server solutions, as well as Microsoft Server 2008 solutions, as well as Linux based...

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Adding mobile signatures — Apple (iPad / iPhone)

To add signatures on the iPad or iPhone, please follow the steps below:1. On the home screen, select the Settings button 2. Choose "Mail, Contacts, Calendars" 3. Choose the account you want to update, and choose "Signature". 4. Specify your new signature and choose the "Mail..." button top left to save the change. You may want to add the standard signature delimiter '--' before you add the...

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International and local systems and software hosting

synch.cc has a stable, distributed and resilient hosting environment spread across multiple continents, thus allowing speed, bandwidth and redundancy, tailored to the client’s requirement.All data centers have multiply redundant links to national backbones and international up-links.synch.cc has extensive hosting capacity in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany and South...

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Changing your Firmvault POP/IMAP Password

To change your email password if you're using Firmvault mail, log in to https://my.firmvault.com and choose the context menu top right next to your name.Choose "Settings", and then "Change Password".[caption id="attachment_368" align="alignright" width="165"] The settings box is in the top right-hand corner of the screen.[/caption][caption id="attachment_366" align="alignleft"...

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OWASP Top Ten Security Threats 2010

In case you don’t have them to hand: Last updated on April 22, 2010, the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks for 2010 are:A1: Injection A2: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) A3: Broken Authentication and Session Management A4: Insecure Direct Object References A5: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) A6: Security Misconfiguration A7: Insecure Cryptographic Storage A8:...

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Adding mobile signatures — Android

To add signatures on the Android, please follow the steps below:1. On the home screen, select your email account 2. Choose the MENU button of your application (typically right, next to the home key) and choose "Settings" 3. Choose the account you want to update, and select "Signature" - the option below the account name in General Settings. 4. Specify your new signature and click OK to...

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Adding mobile signatures — Blackberry

[caption id="attachment_310" align="alignright" width="300"] Adding an email signature on the Blackberry[/caption]To add signatures on the Blackberry, please follow the steps below:1. On the home screen, select Setup 2. Select Email Accounts 3. Select Internet Mail Account 4. If required, log in to access your BlackBerry Internet Service account 5. Highlight the email address you...

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OWASP Application Tutorial Series – Episode 4 released

This video covers HTTP strict transport security in application design, and gives rich insight into not accepting untrusted connections....

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How to – Setup Exchange 2010 mail in Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010

Webmail login: https://my.firmvault.com (username = email address, and then password)If you are looking for the ActiveSync setup instructions for iPad, iPhone, Android or Windows 8, please have a look here.In Outlook 2007 and 2010, setup is easy.File -> Info -> Account Settings:Add New Account:Click next, and after a little while you see this.It’s going to take...

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How to – Setup iPhone/iPad/Android/ActiveSync for Exchange 2010

When setting up ActiveSync to access Microsoft Exchange, you will need the following information if your email address were joe@example.org – use your email address instead:Email address: joe@example.org Server address: connect.emailsrvr.co.za User name: joe@example.org Domain address: [leave blank]So domain user in Android is \joe@example.orgPlease find the Outlook setup...

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