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Open Cloud Alliance Formed to Answer Germany's Data Privacy Concerns
Monday, November 24, 2014
Brought to you by Data Center Knowledge A group of companies, including IBM, Univention, and Open-Xchange IBM, have launched the Open Cloud Alliance with the goal to make it easier for local cloud and hosting providers to offer diverse cloud services...
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Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup - November 21, 2014
Friday, November 21, 2014
In the week ending November 21, 2014, there are discounts from domains at ServuPro.com, shared hosting from NextPointHost, and discounts to the NameCon conference in Las Vegas from DomainGang.com. Read More...
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UK National Crime Agency Arrests Hackers Using Remote Access Trojans
Friday, November 21, 2014
Five people in the UK have been arrested in connection to using Remote Access Trojans to hack computers, according to a statement by the UK National Crime Agency on Friday....
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?GMO Internet Buys $6.8M Z.com Domain as Part of Global Re-Branding
Friday, November 21, 2014
GMO Internet Group, a major Japanese Internet services company, has purchased the domain Z.com for around $6.8 million (JPY800 million), and announced plans to unify its global strategy under the brand name, Z.com....
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Calligo Partners with Manx Telecom for Offshore Cloud Services
Friday, November 21, 2014
Offshore cloud service provider Calligo announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Manx Telecom, a telecommunications company based in the Isle of Man, to provide pan-jurisdictional cloud services. Read More...
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Cyber Criminals Exploit Password Managers to Gain Access to Master Passwords
Friday, November 21, 2014
Designed to securely store strong passwords, password manager software is now becoming a target of cyber criminals. This week, IBM's cyber security division Trusteer has reported a new configuration of the Citadel trojan which is designed to steal...
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DDoS Attacks of More than 10 Gbps Rise Significantly in Q3
Friday, November 21, 2014
Large-scale DDoS attacks (defined as 10 Gbps and up) grew significantly in the third quarter of 2014, according to a report released Thursday by Verisign. Attacks of this nature represent more than 20 percent of all attacks from July to September...
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Indian Ecommerce Market to Reach $15 Billion by 2016: Report
Friday, November 21, 2014
The online shopping market in India will reach $15 billion by 2016, up from $35 million this year, according to a new report on Thursday by Google and Forrester Research....
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China Ramps Up Censorship as it Hosts World Internet Conference
Thursday, November 20, 2014
China is taking down its firewall in just one city for three days while it hosts the World Internet Conference. Unfortunately, this is temporary, and comes at a time when China seems to otherwise be increasing censorship. On Tuesday, the Guardian...
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Verizon Launches Marketplace as One-Stop Cloud Shop for Enterprises
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Verizon has announced its globally available Cloud Marketplace this week to provide a one-stop shop for enterprises on Verizon Cloud. Verizon Cloud Marketplace will speed innovation cycles with easy predictable cloud service and application...