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Rock Star Sues Web Hosts Over Video
March 9, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, the lead singer for the rock band Limp Bizkit, Fred Durst, has filed suit against ten Web site operators, almost all Web hosting and Internet service providers, for allegedly hosting footage of him in a homemade sex tape.
Utah Law Requires ISPs to Block Content
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, the Utah Senate approved legislation last week that would require Internet service providers to block access to publicly accessible Web sites that host pornographic content and are considered to be harmful to minors. The legislation would reportedly create a public list of Web sites to which ISPs would be forced to deny access. ISPs that do not comply with the blocking requirements of the law would face criminal charges.
Spam Conviction Overturned
March 4, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- One of the US's first felony spam convictions has been overturned after a judge ruled that the jury had been misled by the case's technological terms.
MCI Hosting Spam Gang, Spamhaus Says
February 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report published Friday by anti-spam organization Spamhaus (spamhaus.org), Web hosting and Internet service provider MCI (mci.com) is hosting illegal spam operations that generate approximately five million dollars in annual revenue for the company.
SOS Picks 365 Main Web Hosting
January 31, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Data center operator 365 Main (365main.com) announced that it has signed an agreement to house San Francisco-based Strategic Office Solutions, a locally owned and operated litigation support vendor.
Sun Opens Access to OpenSolaris Patents
January 27, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Sun Microsystems (sun.com) announced earlier this week that it will release more than 1,600 patents related to the Sun OpenSolaris operating system, to the open source community.
Verizon Faces Lawsuit Over Blocking
January 24, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A Philadelphia-based law firm has filed a lawsuit against Internet service provider Verizon (verizon.com) on behalf of a DSL subscriber and is inviting other Verizon customers to join a class action, according to a report by the Register.
Texas Takes on Student Spammer
January 17, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- A federal suit was launched on Thursday against a University of Texas student alleged to have led one of the world's largest spam operations. Ryan Samuel Pitylak, 22, and alleged accomplice Mark Stephen Trotter of Encinitas, California are accused of sending thousands of junk mail messages through their two firms, PayPerAction and Leadplex.
Worldcom Directors Agree on Settlement
January 7, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, 10 former directors of telecommunications carrier and Web hosting provider Worldcom (worldcom.com) have agreed to pay a total of $54 million to settle parts of a class-action securities lawsuit that stems from the company's accounting scandal, widely reputed to be the largest in history.
Spam King Ordered to Stop
January 5, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Under an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, a man known as the "Spam King" has been ordered to stop infecting computers with advertising programs until a federal lawsuit against him is resolved. Stanford Wallace and his companies, SmartBot.net Inc. of Richboro, Pennsylvania and Seismic Entertainment Productions Inc. of Rochester are required by the agreement to send online ads only to people who visit their Web sites.
Netcraft Unveils Anti-Phishing Services
January 5, 2005 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com) launched an anti-phishing service earlier this week in an effort to help financial institutions combat criminals and the Web hosting companies that host their fraudulent sites.
PHP Flaw Enables Password Theft
December 20, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report by research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), a published vulnerability shows how to use newly discovered security holes in PHP, an open source server side scripting language, to steal database passwords from the phpBB bulletin board program. The flaw was published on the BugTraq mailing list and several other Web sites, the report said.
PaperStreet Adds Total Control Hosting
December 14, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- PaperStreet Web Design (paperstreet.com), a Web design provider, announced the release of its new Total Control content management system for law firms.
Proposed Aussie Bill Restricts ISPs
December 3, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, Australian Internet service providers will face restrictions similar to those faced by US ISPs under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if legislation tabled in the Australian Senate this week is approved.
SCO Web Site Defaced by Hacker
November 29, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report by research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), the home page of the SCO Web site (sco.com) was defaced by an attacker on Monday.
The CIRA Proposes New Policy for .ca
November 17, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (cira.ca), the body that oversees the .ca top-level domain, announced late last week that it has proposed a new policy that will see all .ca domain name holders receive increased privacy safeguards.
Weather.com Deploys NetScaler 9000
November 12, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Application delivery system provider Netscaler (netscaler.com) announced this week that The Weather Channel has deployed the NetScaler 9000 Series application delivery system in order to enhance the performance of its Web site weather.com (weather.com). The Weather Channel said that with the deployment of NetScaler, it saved 40 percent on bandwidth and flawlessly delivered weather information during the recent run of hurricanes that hit the southeastern United States.
Microsoft Patches ISA Server 2000 Flaw
November 10, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) issued a patch for a flaw in Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0 on Tuesday. Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 and 2003, both of which include ISA Server, are also affected.
RegistryPro Extends .pro Domain
October 29, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- RegistryPro (registrypro.com), a subsidiary of Web hosting provider Hostway (hostway.com) and operator of the .pro top-level domain, announced earlier this week that engineers, architects and dentists will be able to register a .pro top-level domain starting on November 8, 2004, joining the doctors, lawyers and accountants already on that list.
Motion Filed to Unseal Seizure Order
October 27, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to reports, a motion was filed in San Antonio court last Friday to unseal the federal order that led to the seizure of Rackspace Managed Hosting (rackspace.com) servers hosting Web sites belonging to independent media group Indymedia (indymedia.org).
Terremark CEO Repays $5 Million Debt
September 30, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Internet exchange operator Terremark Worldwide Inc. (terremark.com) said on Thursday that the company's Chairman and CEO has repaid his outstanding $5 million loan from the company by tendering Terremark approximately 7.7 million shares of Terremark common stock.
Security Groups Prepare for JPEG Attack
September 24, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report by Internet research and reporting firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), exploits continue to emerge for the JPEG vulnerability identified in Microsoft software last week, prompting the security community to prepare for a virus or worm attack based on the vulnerability.
Microsoft Challenges Spam Web Hosting
September 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- In one of the latest moves in its ongoing campaign against spam, technology giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) filed a law suit last week against CheapBulletProof.com, accusing the company of actively working to recruit spammers to use its services.
Traffic Conference Set for October
September 22, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The World Association of Domain Name Developers Inc. announced this week that it has scheduled its T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2004 (targetedtraffic.com) conference to take place between October 20 and 23, 2004 at the Delray Beach Marriott Resort in Delray Beach, Florida.
Pro Registry to Expand to Canada
September 21, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The specialized .pro top-level domain, says registry operator RegistryPro (registrypro.pro), will extend its reach on September 27 to serve qualified doctors, lawyers and public accountants in Canada, the first such expansion outside of the US.
Symantec Offers Email Fraud Solution
September 21, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Information security firm Symantec (symantec.com) announced on Monday that it has launched the Symantec Online Fraud Management Solution, designed to help financial institutions and online retailers diminish the chance of email fraud.
Microsoft JPEG Flaw Exploited
September 20, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- According to a report published Friday by Internet research firm Netcraft (netcraft.com), code has been published on the Internet that claims to partially exploit a weakness in the way Microsoft's software handles image files.
NISCC Identifies Email Security Flaws
September 15, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (niscc.gov.uk), the body responsible for protecting the UK's critical national infrastructure against electronic attack, issued an urgent warning to users about eight serious new security flaws affecting hundreds of email gateway products.
NaviSite Europe Hosting ClearPeople
September 9, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web development and content management firm ClearPeople Ltd. (clearpeople.com) has selected UK-based Web hosting firm NaviSite Europe (navisite-europe.com) to provide managed Web hosting, back-up and security services.
Switch and Data Ordered to Pay $10M
September 8, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Telecommunications firm and data center operator Switch and Data was ordered by a jury in Travis County, Texas to pay more than $10 million for backing out of its lease for office space in downtown Austin, according to a report published last week in the Austin American-Statesman.
OSDL Names General Counsel
August 27, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Open Source Development Labs (osdl.org), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux, announced on Thursday that it has appointed Diane Peters as general counsel.
Phishing Sites Average 54 Hour Life
August 16, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Anti-Phishing Work Group (antiphishing.org) reported that the average phishing Web site is online for 54 hours, while some have been able to stay online for more than two weeks before being abandoned or shut down, according to research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com).
