A few of us have experienced pop-ups advising of security issues; this has occurred in the last few days. I myself received a McAfee notice advising that the security certificate wasn't accurate and that proceeding to this site wasn't advisable.
I've noticed also that the posts take several times as long to load.
I've just asked the Admins to check this out, also stating that I would be starting a post here so that anyone else who's experienced security warnings, blocking by IE or Firefox (or other browser), or similar problems, could share them all together so the Admins can determine what problems are occurring and check them out.
Someone expressed concern whether this site is still safe; I'm concerned as well.
If you've had access problems, security warnings, or noticed anything else different, could you share here so the issues can be addressed? Thanks!
Knock on wood, not once have I seen any security certificate pop-ups on Firefox or IE, either on my home computer nor at the office. And I hop onto AgingCare almost twice daily. I do use an older desk top computer at both locations.
Thank you for being a part of the AgingCare.com community and for providing assistance and advice to other caregivers. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us or let us know on this thread!
Made me decide that when I get a chance I'm going to take a system security course at the local community college.
No response from my "contact admin" request; I'll post again if I hear from them.
Or they could be bots, as Jeanne describes. One of the best forums I've been on was targeted for a massive attack over a Christmas holiday. From around Friday to Monday, several thousand advertisement posts bombarded the site and shut it down. My recollection is that it was 2,000 or 3,000 posts, but it was more than a few years ago and I don't remember the specific number.
Bring a towel.
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THIS IS OUR LIFE JACKET THRU CAREGIVING!
What are we going to do?
M88
Also has anyone else noticed that there have been a few really awkwardly-worded posts that seem suspicious (e.g. posts comprised of commonly used phrases on this site, but the phrases are randomly stuck together so they don't quite make sense.) It reminds me of those spam e-mails that appear to originate outside English-speaking countries.
No security issues.
M88