Monthly Archives: July 2014

Nexcess Uncovers Magento Exploit That Allows Hackers to Skim Credit Card Data During Checkout

Magento hosting provider Nexcess has uncovered a new exploit where Magento core files have been changed to allow credit card data to be copied during the checkout process. Continue reading

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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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Cybersecurity Startups in Israel Have a Chance to Receive $1 Million in Funding

On Tuesday Microsoft and Akamai announced a partnership with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) to work on a cybersecurity accelerator. One lucky business will receive a million dollar investment from Israeli-based JVP at the end of it’s education and mentoring. Investment in cybersecurity is critical as threats continue to increase at… Continue reading

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Cloud Host Linode Brings Open Source Guides and Tutorials to GitHub

On the heels of its 11th anniversary, Linode has released the latest version of its open sourced guides and tutorials library on GitHub. According to the company’s Wednesday announcement, after launching the Linode Library five years ago, it has received a “functional facelift and name-change.” Continue reading

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Codero Hosting Launches Proactive Managed Hosting Service

Codero Hosting announced on Tuesday that it has launched a new Proactive Managed Hosting service, which manages all IT infrastructure up to the application layer, including the data center infrastructure, networks, networking devices, and more. Continue reading

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