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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – March 13, 2015

In the week ending on March 13, 2015, HostGator is offering 20 percent off web hosting, Tier.Net is offering a dedicated server special and PerfectWebHost.com is offering 90 percent off the first month of any shared or reseller hosting plan. Continue reading

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Dutch Court Throws Out Data Retention Law After Pressure from ISPs, Privacy Rights Groups

Internet service providers in the Netherlands will no longer have to retain customer metadata. The District Court of the Hague axed the law earlier this week that required telecommunications providers and ISPs to store customer metadata for a year to aid in law enforcement investigations. Continue reading

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Enterprises Have Trust Issues with Encryption Keys, SSL Certificates: Study

The rapid growth in proliferation of keys and certificates has resulted in a confusing mess that has broken down professionals’ trust in public key encryption. That is the chilling finding of the “2015 Cost of Failed Trust Report,” conducted by Ponemon and released this week. Continue reading

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UK ISPs Start to Block Sites That Link to The Pirate Bay Proxies

Virgin Media and TalkTalk are among six major UK ISPs that have started to block access to websites that provide a list of Pirate Bay proxies this week. According to a report by TorrentFreak on Tuesday, blocked sites include piratebayproxy.co.uk, piratebayproxylist.com and ukbay.org. Continue reading

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Canadian Man Indicted For Role in Stealing Over a Billion Email Addresses

Email service providers (ESPs) may feel vindicated after David-Manuel Santos Da Silva of Canada was indicted this week by a federal grand jury for his involvement with a cybercrime ring. Hackers breached at least eight email service providers in the US between February 2009 and June 2012, stealing proprietary marketing… Continue reading

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