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Security Firm eleven Reports Phishing Email Increase in December and January
February 8, 2012 — Email security provider eleven announced on Wednesday that it has seen explosive growth of phishing email in December and January. According to the report, phishing email’s share surged by 194 percent in December, and by a further 2…
Security Researcher Calls on Browser Developers to Support SSL-Validator
February 8, 2012 — Security researcher Moxie Marlinspike is calling on the support of browser developers to participate in his new open-source project that is designed to authenticate a secure sockets layer certificate’s credentials, according to a re…
Trustwave Re-Ignites SSL Policy Debate with Cert Revocation, Rule Change
February 8, 2012 — Digital certificate authority Trustwave admitted via a blog post on Saturday that it issued a SSL certificate to a private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network. This move has caused some in the Mo…
Web Hosting Talk Insider – Pets and Policies
Pets and Policies Last week’s WHT Insider focused a bit on SOPA and PIPA as consumers and the web hosting community came together to get those bills off the table. I mentioned OPEN as a bill we could possibly support. And we’ll try to keep you updated on these items as things develop. Don’t forget [...]
How the EFF, Carpathia are Helping Legit Megaupload Users Recover their Data
February 8, 2012 — Julie Samuels, a laywer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks to the WHIR about the organization’s work to help legitimate Megaupload users recover data lost when the company’s servers were seized last month.
IT Firms Plan Permanent Switch to IPV6 for World IPV6 Day on June 6, 2012
February 8, 2012 — Major Internet service providers, home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world are participating in the Internet Society’s upcoming World IPv6 Launch where they will permanently enable IPv6 for their p…
Google Tops Greenpeace ‘Cool IT Leaderboard’ for Clean Energy Advocacy
February 8, 2012 — Non-profit environmental organization Greenpeace released the results of its fifth Cool IT leaderboard, a list that ranks 21 IT companies on clean energy use and green policy advocacy. Its latest report finds Google to be the top gr…
Digital Realty Trust Buys 10-Acre Site in Dublin for Data Center
February 8, 2012 — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Wednesday it has acquired a 10-acre development site in Dublin, Ireland. The move follows last month’s acquisitions of data centers in San Franciso and Atlanta. Located 9.3 mile…
Prolexic Report: DDoS Attacks Grow in Size, Decline in Duration During Q4 2011
February 7, 2012 — DDoS security provider Prolexic released on Tuesday data it collected from Q4 2011 global attacks against its clients that showed a significant rise in packet-per-second volume, a trend it predicted in its previous attack report rel…
Web Host Webzilla Receives PCI DSS 1.2.1 Certification
February 7, 2012 — Web hosting provider Webzilla announce on Tuesday it has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard data security standard, having successfully undergone an audit and received version 1.2.1 certification. The company …
Interconnection Solutions Firms Neutral Tandem/Tinet Rebrand as Inteliquent
February 7, 2012 — Interconnection and interoperability solutions provider Inteliquent announced on Tuesday it has formally rebranded Neutral Tandem and Tinet as Inteliquent. As a result, the company’s shares is now trading under its new name and sto…
Interconnection Solutions Firms Neutral Tandem/Tinet Rebrand as Inteliquent
February 7, 2012 — Interconnection and interoperability solutions provider Inteliquent announced on Tuesday it has formally rebranded Neutral Tandem and Tinet as Inteliquent. As a result, the company’s shares is now trading under its new name and sto…
NGINX Introduces Commercial Support for Open Source Web Server
February 7, 2012 — Open source web server NGINX announced on Tuesday it is now offering commercial support options for companies using its open source web server, marking its first commercial offering. Designed for small, medium or large-scale commerc…
Web Host SingleHop Donates $10,000 to Kentucky Medical Children’s Camp
February 7, 2012 — Web hosting provider SingleHop announced on Tuesday that it recently donated $10,000 to Kentucky medical camp The Center for Courageous Kids. The year-round camp, located in Scottsville, Kentucky, provides a camping experience for c…
Web Host HostGator Offers BaseKit Website Builder through its Control Panel
February 7, 2012 — Web hosting provider HostGator announced on Tuesday that it now offers online website builder BaseKit to its small and mid-size business customers. With BaseKit, users can choose from more than 100 professionally designed templates,…
