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IIS Vulnerability May Cause Security Breach

May 19, 2009 — Microsoft is investigating reports of a possible vulnerability in older versions of Microsoft Internet Information Services, a set of Internet-based services for servers, which is also the world’s second most popular web server in terms of overall websites.

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.

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.

Vulnerabilities Found in JRun Server

September 24, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a advisory from security researcher Secunia (secunia.com) vulnerabilities in Macromedia’s JRun Web application server could allow a remote attacker to compromise a machine running the software.

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.

Verio Increases Reseller Incentives

August 31, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Verio (verio.com) announced on Tuesday an incentive program for viaVerio business partners, offerring extra commission on the sales of IntelliSecurity Managed Solutions.

Phishing Impact Grows, MessageLabs Says

August 10, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — MessageLabs (messagelabs.com), a provider of managed email security services, said on Tuesday that the impact of phishing attacks is comparable and in some cases, has exceeded that of some viruses.

SSL Server Attacks Loom, Says Netcraft

July 23, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Scanning on the Internet for servers running secure socket layer technology has been particularly high in the last week, suggesting that hackers could be profiling targets for future attacks, according to a report by research and analysis firm Netcraft (netcraft.com).

Zone Labs Joins Enterasys Partners

July 1, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Network security company Enterasys Networks (enterasys.com) announced on Thursday that Zone Labs, a Check Point Internet security provider, has become an Enterasys Secure Networks Certified Partner.

Verio Clients Deploy Security Services

June 28, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Verio (verio.com) announced on Monday that nearly 100 of its customers have deployed NTT/Verio IntelliSecurity Managed Solutions, a suite of network security services.