Monthly Archives: August 2014

Flawed TR-069 Server Implementations at ISP-Level Give Hackers Access to Home Networks

Millions of home networks could be vulnerable to compromise through the servers ISPs manage them with, according to a presentation at DefCon. Check Point Software Technologies security researcher Shahar Tal presented the disturbing situation at the recent security conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading

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Canadian Web Hosting Offers New SSD Cloud Servers

Canadian Web Hosting announced on Tuesday its expansion of SSD (Solid State Drive) cloud servers. SSD has been considered too pricey for use in servers in the past. As technology has evolved the viability of using SSD in racks is much higher. Continue reading

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Platform9 Launches Private Cloud as a Service Solution with $4.5M in Funding

SaaS startup Platform9 announced both $4.5 million in Series A funding and details of its private cloud service model. Platform9 will enable enterprises to manage and deploy private clouds as a service. Continue reading

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Rackspace Shares Fall as Cloud Provider Reports Q2 Results

After announcing record results for Q2 2014 including $441 million in revenue, Rackspace share price has tumbled, as speculation about the cloud giant’s future continues. Rackspace opened at $29.50 on Wednesday, a fall of almost 6 percent since closing at $31.31 immediately before the earnings announcement on Monday. Continue reading

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BGP Routing Table Size Limit Blamed for Tuesday’s Website Outages

Many websites, including Data Center Knowledge and the WHIR, responded sporadically from certain locations Tuesday, but the outages did not result from loss of power at a hosting company’s or a cloud provider’s data center, a flood or a network cable severed by a squirrel. The problem was attributed to a structural problem in the way the Internet is built. Continue reading

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