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WikiLeaks Saga Puts Web Hosting Under the Microscope

December 9, 2010 — One of the interesting sort of incidental outcomes of the intense scrutiny around WikiLeaks,since the site released the package of secret US diplomatic communications known as cables last Sunday, has been the fact that web hosting, along with a list of other Internet services that includes DNS and online payment processing, has made its way squarely into the public eye more so than with any other big story in recent memory.

National Security Agency Representative Says 4 out of 5 Cyber Attacks Are Preventable

November 18, 2009 — By simply instituting proper configuration policies and network monitoring, about 80 percent of online attacks could be prevented, according to National Security Agency information assurance director Richard Schaeffer, who spoke before a Senate committee Tuesday.

Hackers Crack Email Host StrongWebmail For Prize

June 9, 2009 — In an effort to promote the voice-based identification technology sold by its parent company, Telesign, email hosting provider StrongWebmail challenged hackers to break into the company’s webmail system for a $10,000 reward – doling out the prize within days.

Q&A: Te Smith, MarkMonitor

April 3, 2009 — In an email Q&A with the WHIR, Te Smith, vice president of communications at MarkMonitor discusses the notion of brandjacking and how companies can combat this potential issue.

Designers Delete Client Site, Face Jail Time

January 9, 2009 — Two Seattle-area web designers are facing as much as a year behind bars and fines after pleading guilty to sabotaging a client’s website following a contract dispute gone awry in 2006, according to a PC World report.

NJ Ruling Threatens ISPs Authority

June 29, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a post on the North American Network Operators Group mailing list, the state of New Jersey has issued a temporary restraining order allowing a former customer of Web hosting and Internet service provider Network Access Corporation (nac.net) to take non-portable IP space with it as it leaves for another provider. If the ruling stands, any customer would conceivably take their IP space with them when they leave their service provider.

TeleCity Launches Managed Services, Adds Client

December 19, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — European colocation and data center provider TeleCity (telecity.com) said on Thursday that is launching an outsourced managed security service for companies hosted in its London, UK data centers. The company said the new service offering includes 24/7 monitoring, network infrastructure management, virus scanning, intrusion detection, content protection and secure remote access.

Microsoft Faces Class Action Lawsuit

October 3, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to several reports, Microsoft (microsoft.com) faces a proposed class action lawsuit in California alleging that its software is vulnerable to viruses and other cyberattacks capable of triggering “massive cascading failures” in global computer networks. The lawsuit also claims that Microsoft?s warnings are too complicated to be understood by the general public and aid hackers in finding exploitable flaws in its operating system.

Virginia Enacts Anti-spam Laws

May 1, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The state of Virginia enacted a law yesterday imposing harsh felony penalties for sending spam messages through deceptive means.

Radware Releases SQL Slammer Protection

January 30, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Radware (radware.com) this week announced the immediate availability of protection against the world’s newest dangerous worm attack – the SQL Slammer.