(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — One of the most famous hackers in the formative years of the Internet, Kevin Mitnick, has reformed, becoming a security consultant. Due to his high-profile and the nature of his current business, however, some hackers have taken it upon themselves to compromise and deface his website multiple times, causing him to turn to FireHost (www.firehost.com) for secure hosting.
Mitnick’s website (www.mitnicksecurity.com) fell prey to repeated attacks last month, which can be a challenge for any hosting company. In order to protect his websites from future malicious attacks, Mitnick selected FireHost because of its complete server lockdown, application protection, specialized monitoring services, and other custom solutions specific to his needs.
“I’ve made it clear to every hosting company that’s ever approached me that protecting my sites from hackers is an extraordinary job. FireHost is the only secure hosting company able to show me that they actually do have the goods to get the job done,” Mitnick said in a statement. “I feel confident with this decision and hope I won’t ever again have to deal with my sites being attacked in such a way.”
In the 80′s and 90′s, Mitnick’s hacking of organizations such as Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu Siemens systems caught up with him in 1995, when the FBI arrested him at his apartment in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is argued that he was subjected to overzealous prosecution by the government and his crimes were sensationalized in the mainstream media, unfamiliar with the concept of cybercrime.
Having served his time, Kevin Mitnick is now the owner of Mitnick Security Consulting, and author of two computer security books, The Art of Intrusion: The Real Stories Behind the Exploits of Hackers, Intruders & Deceivers, and The Art of Deception.
FireHost will be providing premium managed hosting solutions that combat today’s varying threats from hackers, viruses and intruders. FireHost offers constant enterprise-level protection, as well as superior site performance, using the high quality hardware, bandwidth, and services for every customer from small businesses to large enterprises.
FireHost chief executive officer and founder Chris Drake said, like Mitnick, FireHost understands the motivations of hackers. “There are two kinds of hackers in the world, the egomaniacs that are defacing people like Kevin Mitnick and the malicious hackers who are going after confidential data,” Drake said in a statement. “FireHost is the only secure hosting company that’s protecting companies from both and Mitnick recognizes this. We know we have a challenge in front of us, but feel very confident in our ability to offer the best protection available.”
