Are you looking for assistance in choosing the best internet security for your business? Check out how RedOrum stands out from all the rest! WHO IS REDORUM? We are a professional IT Consulting and Service Provider based in San Diego. We specialize in a variety of business technology guidance and… Read More
4 & 5 Year SSL Certificates Being Discontinued in 2015
On March 1st, 2015, The SSL Store™ will discontinue offering SSL certificates with validity periods of 4 and 5 years. This is in accordance with new guidelines set forth by the Certificate Authority/Browser (CA/B) Forum, the governing body of the SSL industry. This update will affect all SSL certificates in… Read More
5 Ways to Secure Your WiFi
WiFi connections are all around and at any given time in a busy city you will see a long list of connections. This list will also have the majority of the connections secure. Using an unsecure network for your home or office is dangerous to all users and can be… Read More
How Do I Know If I Am On a Secure Site?
In this day and age internet security is extremely important to users. Because there are many ways for your information to be stolen, secure websites are the only way to safely submit information online. A secure website facilitates a safe connection between a website and the web browser in order to protect… Read More
What is SHA-2 and how does it affect me?
First, let’s understand what SHA-1 does. Both SHA-1 and its successor, SHA-2, are specific types of signing algorithms. Signing algorithms are used as part of the identity validation role that SSL certificates perform. They are mathematical functions (referred to as a “hash”) which, when performed, should calculate a persistent and… Read More
Transitioning from SHA-1 to SHA-2
The transition from SHA-1 to SHA-2 (Secure Hash Algorithm) is coming soon. On November 7th, 2014, Google Chrome will stop displaying the security indicators such as the green padlock and/or green address bar for any certificates using the now outdated SHA-1 algorithm. Luckily, there is a FREE and easy way… Read More
