Monthly Archives: November 2014

Canadian Web Host Files Lawsuit Against Police who Seized its Equipment in Citadel Botnet Investigation

Vancouver web host White Falcon Communications and its owner Dmitri Glazyrin have filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada and two Canadian police for seized company servers and equipment in 2013. The seizure resulted from a US-led investigation into Citadel botnets, and the company alleges in the suit that the seizure effectively destroyed its business. Continue reading

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Consolidation: It’s a Question of Timing

Consolidation is natural, and the subject usually raises its head after I meet someone for the first time. Not only as an ice-breaker, but also as an understated plea for direction and advice. The question could just as well be: ‘how much time do I have left?’ Honestly, I have seen many people in various industries miss the boat and it is not a pretty sight. Continue reading

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DreamHost Overhauls VPS Offerings in Response to Changing Market

DreamHost has responded to the shifting Virtual Private Server market by overhauling its VPS offerings with updated hardware and software, the company announced Thursday. The platform refresh includes solid state drives and Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS as the new standard distribution with all new DreamHost VPSs. Continue reading

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Senate to Debate Surveillance Legislation Backed by Major Tech Companies This Week

On Tuesday, the US Senate Senate will begin debating and amending the USA Freedom Act, a bipartisan bill authored by Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy and Republican Jim Sensenbrenner designed to put limits on mass government surveillance. Continue reading

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Employees Bypass IT as Department Too Slow to Approve Cloud Apps: Report

As cloud adoption grows, keeping track of all the cloud applications in use at a business becomes a challenge. According to a report released on Monday by GigaOM and CipherCloud, though the cloud market is expected to grow 126.5 percent this year, having visibility into cloud applications continues to be difficult. Continue reading

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