The Google team and the PKI community converged upon a plan to reduce, and ultimately remove, trust in Symantec’s infrastructure in order to uphold users’ security and privacy when browsing the web. Symantec-owned brands include Thawte, VeriSign, Equifax, GeoTrust, and RapidSSL. This post outlines how site operators can determine if they’re affected by this deprecation, and if [...]
Encryption One key deterrent to hacking is encryption. Encrypting data in the cloud prevents hackers - and even cloud computing service providers - from stealing your data. Encrypting data means it becomes unusable without the tools to decrypt it, and that means forfeiting usability for security - accessing data can be slow as tools decrypt information to make it readable. While [...]
DNS, or the Domain Name System, is an integral part of how systems connect with each other to communicate on the internet. Without DNS, computers, and the people who use them, would be required to connect using only numerical addresses known as IP addresses. What Is DNS? Every domain name is given a series of numbers known as an IP address — for example, the IP address for [...]
These days, you simply can't be too careful when it comes to the security of your data. Unfortunately, attacks happen every day, and websites of all scopes and sizes are being targeted. If you have a dedicated server, you're already better off in terms of security than you would be with many other types of hosting. Still, there are some steps you should be taking to add security to your [...]
Cloud computing has arrived and cemented its place in the world of web hosting giving businesses no choice but to analyse its offerings and contemplate adopting the solution. Low costs and any easy startup are luring customers in their thousands, but there have inevitably been some criticisms and concerns voiced that urge users to consider a number of factors before investing in the [...]
There are many ways to host a website. While some businesses and individuals choose to run their own hardware and software, the most popular option for hosting a basic website is to take advantage of shared web hosting. It's easy and it's inexpensive. A hosting company places hundreds of websites on a single host server with the idea that few of the websites will be overly active at any one [...]
Benefits of Becoming a Reseller of Hosting Becoming a reseller of hosting comes with many benefits including: • You become the one in control of the hosting and the features implemented on each package • Gives you the ability to package hosting with other products, such as web design or SEO • Provides the opportunity to make a recurring income • Builds trust and loyalty with [...]
A modern and effective web content filtering solution scans more than the domain name. It is able to break down and analyse web traffic making it capable to accurately pinpoint portions of a web page which should not be allowed into the internal network. Content filtering (also known as information filtering) is the use of a program to screen and exclude from access or availability web [...]
What VpsCity customers need to know In this digital age of technology, technology helps us in getting connected to one another and be more productive. But have you ever wondered how secure they are? Well, new vulnerabilities named Meltdown and Spectre, which exploit critical vulnerabilities in modern processors have just been discovered. These hardware bugs allow [...]
The web hosting industry has gone through many changes and along the way encountered a number of innovations that have caused considerable disruption. None of these have caused as much disruption as the ‘cloud’ and its ‘scalable’ approach to costs. The background to Scalability in Cloud Computing? The concept of web hosting used to be fairly straightforward – if you needed a [...]
