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Hackers Sending Illegal Images to Harmless Sites

Hackers Sending Illegal Images to Harmless Sites Filters or not, hackers will find a way. Nothing demonstrates that better than a recent story out of the UK, on the heels of the mandatory ISP filters for pornography their government is talking about imposing. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), supportive of…

Khristen FossAugust 6, 2013

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Web Hosting Firm Shuts Down Services To Iranian Websites

Iranian Websites: Web Hosting Firm Shuts Down Services Cheap web hosting provider Web.com disclosed information that it shut down the web pages run by a business they acquired because they were owned by Iranian businesses. The information regarding the shut down was disclosed in an earnings statement released on Friday,…

Khristen FossAugust 6, 2013

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AWS vs. Azure: Is One Better Than Another For Programmers?

AWS vs. Azure When it comes to cloud hosting services, does one company excel? Which one should you choose (or recommend to your boss)? Here’s a closer look at Microsoft’s Azure vs. Amazon’s Web Services (AWS). IaaS vs. PaaS AWS is more of an IaaS offering while Azure is a…

Khristen FossAugust 5, 2013

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Is TOR Going Down?

Dublin man arrested after TOR child Porn Bust Eric Eoin Marques, arrested on a warrant issued from United States authorities on online child pornography charges, was called “the largest facilitator of child porn on the planet” by the FBI. He was a resident of Dublin, Ireland, and operated hidden services…

Khristen FossAugust 5, 2013

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Mozilla Working Toward Tighter Web Security

Mozilla Working Toward Tighter Web Security Mozilla wants to make the Internet a place where users can feel a lot safer. Browser security has been a bit of an issue, and there have been accusations of NSA backdoors. Mozilla wants to remind users that they are against this government practice,…

Khristen FossAugust 2, 2013

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Roon: The New Kid On The Blogging Block

Roon: The New Kid You've heard of Blogger, Tumblr, and WordPress, all big names in the world of blogging platforms. These are all great for providing a rich blog experience for readers. However, if you don't need free or cheap hosting of your media-rich blog with a fancy theme, there…

Khristen FossAugust 2, 2013