One of the nightmare scenarios in the computer security world has happened, a Certificate Authority has been compromised. This is somewhat similar to someone hacking into the DMV and issuing fake licenses, you can no longer trust a card holder’s identity. A large number of secure sites can no longer be trusted, malicious sites can impersonate legitimate sites, and secure communications can be intercepted. This has been discussed as a “what if” for years, but no actual occurrences have been reported. The Mozilla and Chrome web browsers have been patched to help negate the effects, but other applications like email, chat, and file transfer applications are currently vulnerable. There are mitigating circumstances so this may turn out to be a smaller issue than it appears to be at the moment.
Testimonials
Bev Nehmer, Senior Ad Sales Representative, Thunder Press“Zimmer and Associates are conscientious, great listeners, and are genuinely interested in helping their customers. The project results were exactly what we wanted, I would definitely hire them again.”
William Lane, CEO, GloryWorks Inc“Zimmer and Associates exhibited the highest level of honesty, integrity and quality of work expected. They are experienced and capable in the area of Internet Security, and can also complete most IT operation functions. I highly recommend them.”
Daniel Richter, Primary Developer, Golden State Web Solutions“Just wanted to express my happiness with the handling of our first ticket with you, handled expertly by Bryan Zimmer. I’ve worked with a number of support people over the years, but this went down smoother than any I can remember… great job, very happy!”
Iris Kavanagh, COO, NextSpace“We are so lucky to have you in Santa Cruz and San Jose! Thanks for being the local smart arm of the NextSpace IT department!”
Larry Bard, CEO HBConcepts LLC“I have used Zimmer and Associates for about 8 years and they have always shown a high degree of professionalism and a stick-to-it approach to problem solving. Their work ethic has always been of the highest caliber. We’ve never had issues with the security our web site thanks to their efforts.”
Todd Schafer, President, GiveMeAPing.com“Bryan is exceptional to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable, detail oriented and always there when you need him! I highly recommend him for any of your Server, Networking or Security needs. He goes above and beyond the call of duty!!”
Gabriel Barr, Manager of Information Technology, Bhea's Computer Services“Zimmer and Associates were awesome, they owned the project with their massive network security knowledge! More importantly in my opinion, they seemed relaxed and communicated clearly with a customer they had just met.”
John Roberts, CEO, X2Engine“I hired Bryan last year to help us design and deploy a new Linux based virtual cloud. He is a network and systems administration expert and I highly recommend him.”
Jeremy Neuner, CEO, NextSpace“Our network was a huge mess, but Bryan wasn’t daunted. He calmly and expertly diagnosed our situation, and knowing that we were on a budget made smart recommendations for new equipment to buy. Bryan was a pleasure to work with. He’s smart, personable, and knows his stuff.”
Chris Frost, Sales and Support Manager, Cruzio“Excellence. Zimmer and Associates are consistently knowledgeable and are extremely responsive. I’ve had nothing but great experiences working with them.”
Rated 5 out of 5 stars: Knowledge & Experience, Prompt & Professional, and Overall Satisfaction.