Monthly Archives: December 2014

Hosting Trends That Changed Small Business in 2014

At GoDaddy, we’ve been keeping a close eye on the way that small businesses have taken advantage of all that the Internet offers, expanding their services and sales opportunities beyond the traditional brick and mortar. So what are some of the biggest trends that impacted small businesses this year, and how will they grow in 2015? Continue reading

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Security Experts Believe Former Sony Employee, Not North Korea, Behind Breach

The massive Sony data breach was carried out by an international group including a former employee, according to security firm Norse. This is in contrast to popular belief that North Korea was behind the breach, a belief confirmed by the FBI and President Obama on Dec. 19. Continue reading

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Leaked Documents Detail NSA Encryption-Breaking Techniques

Some encryption techniques provide better protection from the spying techniques of the NSA than others, at least as of 2012, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published over the weekend by Der Spiegel. Continue reading

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Google Faces Significant Challenges in Cloud Computing Space

Faced with heavy competition in the cloud computing market, a lack of long-term relationships with enterprise customers, and other difficulties, Google could be facing some significant challenges in becoming a serious player in the public cloud computing space. Continue reading

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Average Web Page Size Up 15 Percent in 2014: Report

As 2014 draws to a close, the latest data from the HTTP Archive shows that the average web page grew 15 percent to almost 2Mb in the past year. That rate of increase is down from 30 percent in 2012 and 32 percent last year. Continue reading

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