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CloudFlare Virtual DNS Shields DNS Infrastructure from Advanced DDoS Attacks

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Hosting

CloudFlare’s new Virtual DNS service lets web hosts, registrars and enterprises protect themselves from an emerging type of Distributed Denial of Service attack that targets the application layer without having to change their nameservers. Continue reading →

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Internal DNS Issue at Apple Causes Lengthy Outage for iTunes, App Store

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Hosting

An internal DNS error is to blame for a major outage affecting users of several Apple services including iTunes and the App Store on Wednesday. Continue reading →

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One-Quarter of WordPress Users Would Pay "Almost Anything" to Restore Website: CodeGuard Report

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Hosting

More than three-quarters of WordPress users are currently not using backup plugins, according to a report by website backup service CodeGuard on Tuesday. Continue reading →

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eNom Fixes DNS Outage That Impacted One-Third of Customer Base

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Hosting

Domain registrar eNom has resolved its DNS outage on Monday morning that affected about one-third of its customer base. The company continues to investigate the issue. Continue reading →

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Google Traces Sunday’s Cloud Outage to Faulty Patch

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Hosting

Google Compute Engine, the company’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud, suffered its second outage in less than one month’s time. Continue reading →

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