May 29, 2014 | News
With all the information security breach news coming out almost each week, it’s hard to believe anyone can keep up with it; let alone an already busy Insurance professional with other things like
CE credit deadlines on their plate.
We understand that you do not have time to be worrying about your security right now, so we wish to reassure you that your information with ILS remains safe and secure.
Microsoft is issuing multiple patches and fixes almost daily, to amend current problems and protect websites everywhere from possible future hacks. ILS is working to apply the updates and patches as quickly as they are released.
As we apply these updates there may unfortunately be some short interruptions in service and to your connection to our courses. We apologize for any inconvenience these necessary updates may cause.
Apr 10, 2014 | News
On April 8, security researchers announced the discovery of the Heartbleed Bug, a security flaw in OpenSSL (a popular data encryption standard) that gives hackers who know about it the ability to extract massive amounts of data from many online services used by the public every day.
ILS takes your privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. We at ILScorp assure you that your personal information in our systems was not, and will not be, jeopardized by this security vulnerability. We do not use the OPENSSL certificates that this security flaw is affecting.
Some popular sites that may have been affected include: The CRA, which shut down its online tax filing capabilities for Canadians on Wednesday; Yahoo; Flickr; OkCupid, Eventbrite; Indiegogo; Imgu and many others.
The breakdown revealed this week affects the encryption technology that is supposed to protect online accounts for e-mails, instant messaging and a wide range of electronic commerce. Security researchers who uncovered the threat are particularly worried about the breach because it went undetected for more than two years.
What is the Heartbleed Bug?
The Heartbleed Bug is a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library. This weakness allows stealing the information protected, under normal conditions, by the SSL/TLS encryption used to secure the Internet. SSL/TLS provides communication security and privacy over the Internet for applications such as web, email, instant messaging (IM) and some virtual private networks (VPNs).
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the Heartbleed Bug, please visit http://heartbleed.com
