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Khristen Foss

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Sites Refusing to Give Up Algorithm Information

Algorithm Information The cat is out of the bag in regards to government spying, and citizens aren’t comfortable with that fact. Now, two industry sources have divulged that the US government is insisting that certain Internet companies, cheap hosting or otherwise, provide users' passwords. This measure seems to go beyond…
Khristen Foss
July 29, 2013
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Hackers Indicted In Largest Cyber Fraud Case In US History

Largest Cyber Fraud Case In US History We've stressed the importance of protecting your shared hosting and cheap hosting website from hackers, and recent news highlights the reason it should be high on your list. Federal prosecutors announced yesterday they have charged five men involved in a hacking and credit…
Khristen Foss
July 26, 2013
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Google To Update SSL Certificates

Google To Update SSL Certificates In an ever-changing industry, one that is full of malicious activity and hackers against cheap hosting sites and mobile apps, Google has announced they are upgrading their SSL certificates to 2048-bit keys by the end of this year. The move became necessary as new requirements…
Khristen Foss
July 26, 2013
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Google Could Know Your Wi-Fi Password

Your Wi-Fi Password accessible by Google Recently, Micah Lee, staff technologist for EFF and the project maintainer of HTTPS Everywhere, posted an interesting topic in the "Issues" section of the Android Open Source Project. As he has a solid understanding about the power of encryption on the Internet, his suggestion…
Khristen Foss
July 25, 2013
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Data Loss: 5 Common Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Data Loss Prevention and Cure Data loss prevention is a crucial for any business, even your shared hosting company. However, mistakes do happen from an administrator standpoint which lead to the loss of important data. This is understandable: storage devices these days are high capacity and very complex. There are…
Khristen Foss
July 24, 2013