Let’s Talk Phishing – Part 1
Phishing emails can be harder to identify than you think. Today, we dig in with part one of a two-part series meant to update our past posts on phishing: Getting phished Avoid the dangers of phishing. They aren’t who they say they are! A phish is an attempt to trick you into providing your personal […]
Our New Compromised Email Policy
This blog acts as notice to all XMission email customers, both residential and business, that our policy has recently been updated to include compromised email accounts. Policy Language: The Compromised Mail Account policy addition is found on the XMission Policy page: https://xmission.com/legal_policies#compro Due to serious problems stemming from compromised mailboxes, XMission will handle the first […]
Sane Password Management
Do you have trouble remembering your passwords? Struggle to create a secure, new password when you have to sign-up at yet another new website? Get frustrated trying to correctly type secure passwords on your smartphone too? Follow along as I explain password security best practices for the non-mathematicians of the world. While online security has […]
Understanding your Unlimited Web Hosting account
So you setup an Unlimited Web Hosting account with XMission and now your website is up but with a default template rather than your content. Yikes! You need to fix this but are completely confused as to where to log in to find anything and what credentials to use. Let’s make sense of it all. Your […]
An honest discussion about data privacy, open source, and communications security.
Last week, Zimbra published their latest Zcast podcast about open source and security. I was fortunate to participate in the podcast. In preparation, I surveyed key XMission staff and found their candid responses regarding open source, data privacy, security, and the future of collaboration very intriguing. Today I’ll share their answers. You will learn valuable insights from Pete (XMission […]
XMission initiates legal fight against spammers
XMission encourages all email customers to read this post about our fight against SPAM, our updated Terms of Service, and how it impacts you. During our 21 years in business we have observed and participated in what has undoubtedly been the biggest technology advancement in the history of mankind. We are proud to be part of […]
Archived Article: Our 2014 in review + a preview of XMission 2015
PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived article. XMission is no longer HIPAA compliant. Please visit our SOC2 compliance page to learn about our recent certifications. XMission made significant improvements to several products and kicked off a new professional services offering in 2014. Let’s quickly review a few of our highlights and preview 2015! Professional Services […]
Announcing secrets.xmission.com – A Self Destructing Encrypted Notes Service
Today, XMission launched https://secrets.xmission.com, our new free, publicly available service to fight off Big Brother, snooping individuals, hackers, and adversaries. Background Off and on for a few years, I had been toying with the idea that I wanted the general public to have access to 100% transparent encryption, repudiation, and deniable plausibility. I am a […]
See how a simple “+” brings unlimited flexibility to your XMission email.
Today’s email tip will help you make better use of your XMission email with an amazingly easy to use feature called “suffix support” and it works with traditional @xmission.com or our Zimbra hosted email accounts. One email to rule them all Suffix support gives you the power of multiple email addresses, allowing you to easily identify […]
Colocation or Cloud?
With so much media attention focused on cloud hosting, companies might feel compelled to move everything there. We all have those IT decision maker moments where the status quo no longer works and we realize that we need to stop mulling over the options and actually pick a new solution for X. Perhaps your current […]