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 | Trustwave Re-Ignites SSL Policy Debate with Cert Revocation, Rule ChangeFebruary 8, 2012 -- Digital certificate authority Trustwave admitted via a blog post on Saturday that it issued a SSL certificate to a private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network. This move has caused some in the Mozilla community to suggest Trustwave's root certificate be removed from Firefox. |
| IT Firms Plan Permanent Switch to IPV6 for World IPV6 Day on June 6, 2012February 8, 2012 -- Major Internet service providers, home networking equipment manufacturers, and web companies around the world are participating in the Internet Society's upcoming World IPv6 Launch where they will permanently enable IPv6 for their products and services by June 6. Last year's World IPv6 Day was a success, with no problems reported from the more than 400 participating web hosts and content providers. |
| Digital Realty Trust Buys 10-Acre Site in Dublin for Data CenterFebruary 8, 2012 -- Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Wednesday it has acquired a 10-acre development site in Dublin, Ireland. The move follows last month's acquisitions of data centers in San Franciso and Atlanta. Located 9.3 miles outside of Dublin, the data center is located in Profile Park. It will have 11.5 MW of power across four buildings spanning about 193,000 square feet of space. |
| Prolexic Report: DDoS Attacks Grow in Size, Decline in Duration During Q4 2011February 7, 2012 -- DDoS security provider Prolexic released on Tuesday data it collected from Q4 2011 global attacks against its clients that showed a significant rise in packet-per-second volume, a trend it predicted in its previous attack report released in July 2011. While Prolexic says an increase in the fourth quarter is not uncommon because of holiday shopping season and the prevalence of attackers targeting e-commerce sites Q4 was marked by an uncharacteristic surge. |
| Web Host Webzilla Receives PCI DSS 1.2.1 CertificationFebruary 7, 2012 -- Web hosting provider Webzilla announce on Tuesday it has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard data security standard, having successfully undergone an audit and received version 1.2.1 certification. The company said that the hardware, software and business processes fully met the security requirements, reassuring those financial institutions that must comply with PCI DSS that they can rely on Webzilla for their hosting needs. |
| Interconnection Solutions Firms Neutral Tandem/Tinet Rebrand as InteliquentFebruary 7, 2012 -- Interconnection and interoperability solutions provider Inteliquent announced on Tuesday it has formally rebranded Neutral Tandem and Tinet as Inteliquent. As a result, the company's shares is now trading under its new name and stock ticker symbol, IQNT. Its common stock CUSIP number remains the same and will not change as a result of the name change. |
| NGINX Introduces Commercial Support for Open Source Web ServerFebruary 7, 2012 -- Open source web server NGINX announced on Tuesday it is now offering commercial support options for companies using its open source web server, marking its first commercial offering. Designed for small, medium or large-scale commercial web installations, the commercial support services are delivered by the original creators and developers of NGINX to provide guaranteed levels of technical support and consulting services. |
| Web Host SingleHop Donates $10,000 to Kentucky Medical Children’s CampFebruary 7, 2012 -- Web hosting provider SingleHop announced on Tuesday that it recently donated $10,000 to Kentucky medical camp The Center for Courageous Kids. The year-round camp, located in Scottsville, Kentucky, provides a camping experience for children with life-threatening illnesses that usually would not be able to attend camp due to the costs, as well as the level of care they require. |
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