Secure Shell or SSH is a security measure that was designed to protect websites from external threats. In the past, users would connect to their servers using Telnet. Now that…
Security for Mobile Applications
Mobile applications have developed into one of the most popular trends in the technology sector. However, this has come at a huge price. The quick rise in acceptance equates to…
LulzSec’s Hacking Career Slated to End
Well-known Internet mayhem group LulzSec recently announced to its followers that it will cease its campaign of web-based attacks. The group implemented numerous DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks on…
DVR System Integrated with a CMS
The global leader in security monitoring, Swann Security, recently announced the release of their newest line of Pro-Series DVR’s within the DVR 8900 group. The series are available in 4,…
How to Prevent Domain Hijacking
Although a website owner may feel secure upon registering a domain name, many don’t realize that domains are subject to hijacking. Domain hijacking, or domain theft, is a prevalent nuisance…
Concerns Raised by the PlayStation Network Outage
In the middle of April 2011, Sony faced an outage to the PlayStation network that revealed 100 million users private information. Approximately one month later the network is still down…
Vupen Security, a group specializing in vulnerability research, claims to have broken through the Google Chrome browser as well as the sandbox thus denting claims regarding the security of the…
An Update on the Playstation Network Security Scandal
Since the attack occurring on April 28th, 2011, the Playstation Network has been left with millions of players unable to engage in multiplayer action. Unfortunately, Sony has not been forthcoming…
A Look at Security in the Cloud
With the recent outage of the Amazon EC2 network and the data breach of the Sony PlayStation Network, many experts and customers are wondering if security is a larger issue…
The Bux4Real website has incurred a number of heavy hacker attacks over the past several days. Prior to the attacks, the Bux4Real team announced the development of their revolutionary money-making…
Using Captcha Scripts to Prevent Spam
Security is perhaps one of the most important aspects of a web hosting plan, especially for webmasters that conduct a significant volume of e-commerce on a daily basis. A single…
WordPress Recovering from DDoS Attack
Industry-leading open-source blogging platform WordPress was hit by a major Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011. The report released by “The Register” states that the…