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SSLv3 Security Update (POODLE)

Earlier this week Google posted an update about a security vulnerability with SSLv3. The new vulnerability enables attackers to decode encrypted connections.

Google calls this the POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption) attack.

Today we are starting the process of disabling SSLv3 support on all of our systems

Impact: A very small percentage of site visitors with older, out of date browsers may see errors when trying to make a SSL connections. The biggest impact is with Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP or older.

SSLv3 is nearly 18 years old. All modern web browsers support newer, more secure versions of SSL.

You may have heard about a new security flaw called Heartbleed which is being reported about this week. This flaw effects most websites that use SSL encryption and in particular SSL implementations that use OpenSSL. QuickBizSites.com does not use OpenSLL and is not affected by this security flaw. All owners of websites and ecommerce storefronts can rest assured that their site is not affected by Heartbleed.

We want to wish all of our customers a Happy Holidays.