In lieu of the CEREUS Network’s recent security stuggles, UB.com has been scrambling to rectify the inexcusable situation to their customers and the rest of the online poker industry. In a statement released this morning, UB.com’s COO Paul Leggett released a statement introducing Open SSL encryption technology for all of their client-server communications:
Hi Everyone,
We have released a new version of the CEREUS Poker Network software this morning. This software update includes the implementation of Open SSL encryption for all Client-Server communication.
We have done thorough testing on the release and everything is working as it was designed. We are now engaging several third parties to test the new Client-Server encryption. I will update you soon regarding which third parties we will be engaging for the testing and with more details about security.
Paul Leggett
A few hours later, an update appeared:
UPDATE: PokerTableRatings identified an issue with our Open SSL implementation that we are working on now. They have confirmed that all card data is now using Open SSL encryption. However, we still need to convert one more peice of data to use the new Open SSL encryption. We expect to have it fixed before the end of the day.
There’s no doubting that the folks at UB.com are working diligently on a solution to this major problem, but for the time being – while the issue still lingers – it’s probably just best to monitor the situation closely.