Because it only takes about 15 to 20 minutes in total for somebody to knows how to admin nginx or apache2.
You can redirect all port 80 clients to 443 by default. By doing so it shows that you care about basic network security principles and have somebody with a clue running your public facing web server. On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Harold Bledsoe <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not security expert by any means but why do we need to encrypt our > marketing website. For example we don't force https on ignitenet.com but > then it doesn't really do much. The cloud controller on the other hand is > encrypted and also intrusion tested. > > It's easy to force https I suppose. I'd just like to understand why. > > -Hal > > On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 11:29 AM Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Not really, in my opinion, if you're selling a security related product >> and can't be bothered to have https on your marketing page... It makes me >> wonder if you're doing proper TLS1.2 between your iphone/android app and >> your cloud based security product's hosted back end. >> >> It says maybe your IP/Ethernet enabled security product maybe wasn't >> designed by a company with the highest level of clue? >> >> https://letsencrypt.org/stats/ >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 8:28 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> That seems like an arbitrary and silly stick to measure against. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >> >> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From: *"Eric Kuhnke" <[email protected]> >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:27:07 PM >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Looking for a few good beta testers >> >> If you're advertising anything for security and don't have an >> https-enabled website (LetsEncrypt is free), it's hard to take seriously. >> Even if it's just marketing material. >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 11:59 AM, Harold Bledsoe <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> We have a new integration launching soon on the IgniteNet platform that >> is a home/business cloud video surveillance solution. It essentially lets >> you as an operator offer a Nest-like video solution to your customers so >> you can get paid for what folks are going to do anyways over your network. >> >> We are looking for a handful of early adopters who would be interested to >> roll out something like this to beta test, give feedback, etc. It would be >> great if you can hit me offlist if you want to try it out! >> >> http://na.smc.com/ >> >> Highlights are here. :-) >> >> Thanks, >> -Hal >> >> >>
