If you are attempting to log into LinkedIn today, your going to have add an exception to the site as their security certificate seems to have expired this morning. Trying to log into the site with firefox or Internet Explorer will cause a fairly scary warning to pop up for most users. Most technical users will be able to add an exception and get into the site anyway, however something like this clearly detours a lot of people from logging in, and will probably jut turn people away until they get it resolved. Not a huge deal for LinkedIn, probably just a little embarrassing to say the least.
Trying to log into LinkedIn with firefox.
Trying to log into LinkedIn with Internet Explorer
Anyway, I’m sure someone will come in on Monday or hopefully later today and realize they forgot to renew their security certificate! Maybe too much 4th of July partying. Things like this seem to happen routinely on the Internet. Process’s, tools, and infrastructure have come a long way, but still have much further to go. Yes someone probably forgot to pay a bill, but you would think there would be better software monitoring these kinds of things that wouldn’t let this happen.
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detours = deters
Process's = Processes