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Google Plans to Disable Online Revocation Checks in Future Chrome Versions

February 9, 2012 — Google will disable online revocation checks in future versions of Chrome, and will reuse its existing update mechanism to maintain a list of revoked SSL certificates instead, according to a blog post on Sunday by Google researcher Adam Langley. There are many problems with online revocation checks including soft-fails and compromised security if an attacker intercepts HTTPS connections and bypasses the revocation checks.

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Internet Backbone Firm Hurricane Electric Launches Portuguese IPv6 Certification

February 6, 2012 — Colocation hosting and Internet backbone provider Hurricane Electric announced on Monday that it has partnered with the Brazilian Network Information Center to provide its IPv6 certification program in Portuguese.

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Web Host iomart Asks UK Government to Enforce Child Protection Software

February 3, 2012 — Web hosting provider iomart has asked the UK government to enforce the purchase of software products that protect children for public sector organizations responsible for childcare.iomart suggests that organizations implement software products that have been awarded the BSI Kitemark for Child Online Saftey, which its web security software Netintelligence has received, and is the “first and only such software” to do so.

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ConnectWise Offers Technology Certifications Through Partner Resource Site

February 1, 2012 — Service management software provider ConnectWise announced on Tuesday that it has added a library of technology certification prep courses to assist its partners in employee recruitment, training and development through its partners-only resource site ConnectWise University.

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Data Center Firm Terremark Completes PCI DSS 2.0 Certification

January 31, 2012 — Data center operator Terremark announced on Tuesday that it has received PCI DSS version 2.0 certification for six of its cloud-enabled data centers. This certification assures Terremark’s commercial and government customers that process credit card transactions that the supporting infrastructure is protected at the industry-recognized standard for payment-card security.

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Web Host NaviSite Completes SSAE 16 SOC 1 Audit

January 30, 2012 — Web hosting provider NaviSite announced on Monday that it has completed its annual SSAE 16 SOC 1 compliance for its data centers in Andover, MA and San Jose, CA. NaviSite says its SSAE 16 compliance also applies to managed services and managed cloud services in these two flagship data centers, as well as managed services in its Syracuse, NY and London, UK data centers.

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More than 4,000 Students Get Hurricane Electric IPv6 Certification

January 27, 2012 — Colocation hosting and Internet backbone provider Hurricane Electric announced on Friday that to date, its IPv6 certification program has certified 4,000 IPv6 Sages – the highest level of certification offered by the program – in 100 countries.

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Web Host DBSi Completes SOC 2 and SOC 3 Data Center Audits

January 26, 2012 — Web hosting provider DBSi has successfully completed SOC 2 and SOC 3 examinations at its data centers in Pennsylvania. The company has made its SOC 2 report available via its client portal or upon direct request to existing clients. DBSi publicly released its SOC 3 audit results on its website.

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Data Center Firm QTS Transitions from SAS 70 to SSAE 16

January 24, 2012 — Data center operator and hosting firm Quality Technology Services announced on Wednesday that all of the company’s data center facilities have made the transition from auditing their processes and procedures via the SAS 70 auditing standard to the Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16, or SSAE 16.

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Colocation America’s Facilities Certified PCI Compliant

January 24, 2012 — Data center operator Colocation America announced on Tuesday that it has certified the ongoing compliance of all its facilities with the PCI DSS security standard developed by the credit card industry.