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The recent data breach at GoDaddy and what its customers should be aware of
Web hosting accounts credentials at GoDaddy, the biggest domain registrar in the world, have recently been compromised, according to the information from the company itself. There is probably not a single person who manages websites that hasn’t heard of GoDaddy by now. Having more than 77 million managed domains and offering hosting solutions to as […]
CDN security market to reach $7.63 billion by 2022
A new MarketsandMarkets research report suggests the CDN security market is expected to grow from $1.93 billion in 2017 to $7.63 billion in 2022. The market is primarily driven by ongoing instances of DDoS and application layer security attacks and rising customer preferences for cloud-based services. For study purposes, the CDN security market has been […]
Automattic introduces VaultPress for WordPress backup
The founders of the incredibly popular WordPress platform have introduced a revolutionary service that will allow users of the open-source software the ability to easily backup their data via a secure service dubbed VaultPress. Currently available as a private beta for testing, VaultPress is built on the Automattic grid, the same that powers WordPress.com and […]
TWIH: Executive namings, record growth and Intel’s take on the cloud
With constant news streaming from the industry’s largest get-together at WebHostingDay 2010 in Germany this week, some of the more direct stories coming from the web hosting industry have slipped through the cracks. Take a look at the week in review with new executive namings and continued growth from the industry’s leading players – along […]
TWIH: Infected computers and racy domains
This week’s stories range from the taking down of one of the largest botnet infections in history to the coming auction and interesting history of one of the web’s premier domain names.
U.S. government undertakes historic data center consolidation
The American government has announced that it plans to consolidate its data, currently spread across hundreds of data centers around the world, into less than 50 facilities located in the United States.
Government scrutiny ups security ante
Server security for hosts ranging from the high-end firms that oversee the web site of the American Central Intelligence Agency to private companies like PayPal has become a topic at the forefront of conversation in the IT industry following a slew of attacks on various high-profile web sites this past week.
EMC buys Archer Technologies
Recovery solutions provider EMC has announced its plan to acquire Archer Technologies. The terms of the sale were not immediately available, but the deal is expected to be complete by April 2010. Archer’s 138 employees will be integrated into EMC’s technology of RSA Security.
RockYou security breach results in 32 million exposed user credentials
Big news this week – the website of RockYou was breached. As a result, 32 million user login credentials were exposed to hackers. Log-in information for applications on partner sites were not affected. Users are advised to change their passwords for their online accounts including email if they use the same information. RockYou is upgrading […]
The darker side of the cloud
Earlier this week I wrote that web hosting firms needed to embrace the idea of cloud computing in order to stay competitive, citing the recent announcement of Chrome OS and Google’s general sway over internet trends in general. But what about the downsides of cloud hosting?
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