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US Cloud Computing Industry Stands to Lose Billions Due to Impact of NSA Surveillance

The cloud computing industry is particularly vulnerable to the effects of NSA bulk surveillance, and could lose billions in the next three to five years, according to a new study. The New America Foundation published “Surveillance Costs: The NSA’s Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom & Cybersecurity” this week, which attempts to quantify and categorize the external costs of surveillance programs since they were leaked over a year ago. Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – July 25, 2014

In the week ending July 25, 2014, Advanced Internet Technologies is offering discounted domain renewals, iPage is offering 81 percent off its web hosting for a limited time, and NTT Communications is offering three months of managed services for free. Continue reading

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Cloud Providers Could Face Scrutiny as Europe’s Privacy Watchdog Calls for Stronger Data Protection

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) will soon decide what extra checks are necessary for cloud services under contract to EU institutions. The EDPS released a position paper this week to provide guidance on applying EU data privacy regulation to cloud computing and mobile applications. Continue reading

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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup – July 11, 2014

In the week ending July 11, Web3 Hosting is offering a 50 percent discount to celebrate the launch of its new SEO web hosting service while HostGator is offering 20 percent off its unlimited web hosting. Continue reading

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Spam Tops Malware as Most Common External Security Threat to Companies: Report

Spam has passed malware as the most common external security threat to companies, but the number of companies facing targeted attacks rose by 25 percent in the past year, according to a survey released this week by Kaspersky Labs. Continue reading

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