Salesforce.com, Convio Security Breaches November 8, 2007

The Nonprofit Times reports:

"Salesforce.com is the second software vendor to nonprofits this week to announce a data breach. The firm alerted its clients of phishing attempts and the security breach. The most recent phishing attempts included malware, software that secretly installs viruses or key loggers."

Convio is the other company--the link reports on both companies' security breaches. No company can guarantee absolute security, but with GiftWorks Fundraising Software, you control your security through the security of your own network. Online applications have some inherent vulnerabilities, particularly because the larger companies are visible targets for hackers.

If you feel your network security isn't great, consider getting a firewall--here's a resource-- and consider this article. Securing your network is not terribly hard and definitely affordable--please make sure you do it!