As of yesterday, May 5, Zimbra Collaboration 8.6.0 patch 2 is generally available. This patch is cumulative with ZC 8.6.0 patch 1, meaning you only need to apply this patch to get the benefits of both. As noted in the release notes, the majority of bug fixes are for the Admin and Web UIs, with some minor […]
Archive | Security & Privacy
Introducing Zcast
On behalf of Zimbra, I am happy to introduce Zcast. In this new podcast series, Zimbra CMO Olivier Thierry covers a variety of technology topics that relate, primarily, to open source software, communication technology, business/product strategy, cybersecurity and data protection. The first in the series is with Zimbra partner MailGuard, founded in 2001 by CEO […]
Email Protection Best Practices: SPF, DKIM and DMARC
As Zimbra Collaboration is a central communication hub for your business, it needs to be protected and secured. Zimbra Collaboration contains multiple antispam features like SpamAssassin, Amavis-d, etc. But, how do you protect against spoofing? How do we ensure outgoing emails are not going into the junk folder of recipients using other platforms like Google Apps, Outlook 365, […]
Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys (FREAK)
Zimbra is aware of a newly disclosed SSL/TLS vulnerability that provides a potential malicious actor with a method to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack — the vulnerability is being referred to as FREAK (Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys). For more information on the attack and how this applies to Zimbra, please head over to the […]
When is a Lock, Not a Lock?
January was an interesting month for cryptography. The UK Prime Minister made some very strong statements about digital communication, essentially calling for strong encryption to be shirked by providing law enforcement with a back door. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the deprecation of several Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), one […]
Half of All Email Systems will be Replaced in Two Years
Today, Zimbra announced the results of the Ponemon Institute’s “The Open Source Collaboration Study: Viewpoints on Security and Privacy in the U.S. and EMEA” report. Sponsored by Zimbra, the study surveyed 1,398 IT and IT security practitioners to learn about their companies’ involvement in the use of open source messaging and collaboration solutions, and their […]