Monthly Archives: May 2014

Yet Another BlueHost and HostGator Outage

Update 1:20 p.m. -According to Jean McCarthy service is fully restored. Update 12:39 p.m. -According to Jean McCarthy the media contact for EIG, ” The issue we are currently experiencing is impacting a small portion of our customer base, and we continue to make progress restoring all services. We will continue… Continue reading

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Cisco Invests in Cloud Security Startup OpenDNS’ $35M Round

OpenDNS, the predictive threat intelligence startup, has some dough to keep it going. The company has closed $35 million Series C round, from existing investors as well as new ones, the latter group including Cisco. Continue reading

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Hortonworks Acquires XA Secure to Open Source Hadoop Security Solution

Hortonworks announced on Thursday that it has acquired XA Secure and plans to open-source its Hadoop security layer. The acquisition moves Hortonworks towards the delivery of comprehensive security for Hadoop. Continue reading

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Buyer Beware: Scammers Trick Mobile Users into Buying Fake Antivirus Apps

Scammers are setting up fake antivirus solutions for mobile devices that trick Android and Windows phone users into purchasing fake apps, according to a blog post on Thursday by Kaspersky Labs. Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – May 16, 2014

In the week ending May 16, 2014, Advanced Internet Technologies is offering hosting discounts in celebration of its 19th anniversary. GreenHostIt is offering 20 percent off its green hosting plans, while ITXDesign is offering 15 percent off hosting. Continue reading

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