Last week, Google announced a new option in the Gmail settings which makes security easier. If you use Gmail you should change this setting the next time you log on. The slight slowdown, if any, is worth the massive increase in security.
Gmail Blog
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/making-security-easier.html
"We care about your security today just as much as we did when we launched, which is why we're constantly working on improvements like the recently launched last account activity and remote sign out. Today, we're making it even easier for you to use https to protect your mail every time you access it. We've added an option to Settings to always use https. If you don't regularly log in via unencrypted wireless connections at coffee shops or airports or college dorms, then you might not need this additional layer of security. But if you want to always use https, then this setting makes it super easy. Whenever you forget to type https://mail.google.com, we'll add the https for you. If you already have the https URL bookmarked, using this setting will ensure you access your account via https even when you don't use your bookmark. Any http link to Gmail (for example, the one at the top of Google.com) will be automatically redirected to https."
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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