Monthly Archives: January 2015

UK Startup Pressidium Launches Managed WordPress Platform

UK managed WordPress hosting startup Pressidium announced on Wednesday that it has launched a premium managed hosting product for WordPress, called Pressidium Pinnacle Platform. Continue reading

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ISIS Hackers Cyber Caliphate Hijack Social Media Accounts Belonging to US News Outlets

The FBI is investigating several instances of hacked social media accounts belonging to media outlets. On Tuesday morning, the Albuquerque Journal and Maryland WBOC 16’s Twitter accounts were among the first to be hijacked, according to the New York Daily News. The group Cyber Caliphate, hackers who are associated with… Continue reading

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Pastebin Access Restored in India After Government Censorship Sweep

Pastebin is accessible in India after being blocked by India’s Department of Telecom (DoT), along with 31 other websites, on Dec. 31, 2014. Several other sites, including Vimeo, Weebly, Dailymotion, and gist.github became available late last week, however 27 sites remain blocked. Continue reading

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DigitalOcean Co-Founder and CEO Ben Uretsky: Finding a Place in the Cloud Hosting Marketplace

Since its launch in 2011, DigitalOcean has grown considerably, with its Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering centered around its virtual servers or “Droplets” quickly becoming a favorite of developers. In an interview with the WHIR, DigitalOcean co-founder and CEO Ben Uretsky explains that the the cloud hosting market can be disrupted. Continue reading

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Retail Cyberattacks Down 50 Percent Despite 61 Million Records Lost in 2014

Despite a 50 percent drop in cyberattacks against US retailers, the number of records stolen in 2014 remained near the all-time high, IBM says. Continue reading

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