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(The Hosting News) – Kent-based PR/Marketing consultant firm JB Creative Marketing have secured a new office to house its radical expansion plans. This announcement is the culmination of six months of searching, but now the new Faversham based headquarters will be handed over to the online marketing consultants towards the middle of March after a month of negotiations.
“It was vital that we found a new secure head office to help deliver our clients’ needs and keeps all departments of JB Creative Marketing under one roof. This office will help deliver our target for the foreseeable future while offering a good logistical location for our clients,” said Justin Bridges, Managing Director for JB Creative Marketing.
Since its successful roll out of marketing strategies for some of its online clients, a new department was put together to help identify other marketing opportunities. With new clients already signed up off the back of this department the need to secure these offices were critical. This opportunity also provides potential for some extra local job opportunities in the area for fresh young talent and opportunities for organic growth now for both its staff and the company.
Among those new clients feature telecommunications company Keypoint Communications(The Hosting News) - who brought in JB Creative Marketing to help design and roll out the marketing campaign for their new product Cheap Business Calls. This is one of a number of brands to benefit from on site monitoring facilities that the new offices will deliver.
The new office, which will among other things provide onsite meeting and boardrooms as well as extra office space and an opportunity to provide the research and development team their own space.
JB Creative Marketing Ready for Move to New Premises
(The Hosting News) – Kent-based PR/Marketing consultant firm JB Creative Marketing have secured a new office to house its radical expansion plans. This announcement is the culmination of six months of searching, but now the new Faversham based headquarters will be handed over to the online marketing consultants towards the middle of March after a month of negotiations.
“It was vital that we found a new secure head office to help deliver our clients’ needs and keeps all departments of JB Creative Marketing under one roof. This office will help deliver our target for the foreseeable future while offering a good logistical location for our clients,” said Justin Bridges, Managing Director for JB Creative Marketing.
Since its successful roll out of marketing strategies for some of its online clients, a new department was put together to help identify other marketing opportunities. With new clients already signed up off the back of this department the need to secure these offices were critical. This opportunity also provides potential for some extra local job opportunities in the area for fresh young talent and opportunities for organic growth now for both its staff and the company.
Among those new clients feature telecommunications company Keypoint Communications(The Hosting News) - who brought in JB Creative Marketing to help design and roll out the marketing campaign for their new product Cheap Business Calls. This is one of a number of brands to benefit from on site monitoring facilities that the new offices will deliver.
The new office, which will among other things provide onsite meeting and boardrooms as well as extra office space and an opportunity to provide the research and development team their own space.
PacificHost, a provider of linux based, shared and reseller hosting announced earlier today the relaunch of PacificHost Web Hosting Services. PacificHost was originally formed in January of 1999 with the intent to sell internet hosting, website design and dial-up internet service. PacificHost recently changed hands and is now under new ownership.
“My experience with previous hosting companies allowed me to re-launch PacificHost as a new and upcoming hosting service. I’m approaching the market from a different angle with a specific target towards the Joomla and FFmpeg based markets, which should allow PacificHost to grow rapidly over the next year, despite the turning economy.” said Thomas Perry, the President and CEO of PacificHost.
Among the unique features being offered by PacificHost includes LiteSpeed which is free on all web and reseller hosting plans. LiteSpeed is a new Web Server Technology that reduces server load and is optimized to serve web pages up to 9x faster than Apached based hosts. PacificHost believes this technology will allow them to reduce operating, costs, increase customer satisfaction and increase reliability.
“I’m offering a few things that will make PacificHost stand out from the crowd, one of which includes LiteSpeed. The servers also support FFmpeg and all the related modules. FFmpeg will allow clients to effectively run their own youtube or video sharing site. It is a collection of these unique features and offerings that will help PacificHost set itself apart from other competitors.” said Mr. Perry.
Over the next several months PacificHost plans to seek out new Affiliates for it’s Affiliate program, offering payouts up to $125 per commission. The company also is seeking partnerships from various script developers and website owners for exclusive hosting offers and coupons.
To learn more about PacificHost, please visit http://www.pacifichost.com/
To learn more about the PacificHost Web Hosting Services, please visit http://www.pacifichost.com/web-hosting.shtml
About PacificHost
Originally formed in 1999, PacificHost recently relaunched to provide high quality shared and reseller hosting solutions. Offering 24/7 Technical Support, 99.9% guaranteed uptime and a 30 Day money back guarantee PacificHost serves website owners worldwide.
(The Hosting News) – With the new year come new challenges, and with that in mind Perimeter E-Security, the trusted provider of information security services which provides delivers enterprise-class protection and compliance to companies of all sizes, unveiled its Top 10 Information Security Threats for 2010.
“The start of a new year is a great time for companies to evaluate their information security practices and begin thinking about what threats they’ll be facing in the coming year,” said Kevin Prince, CTO, Perimeter E-Security. “As these security threats are becoming more serious and difficult to detect, it is vital for companies to understand what they can do to best protect their systems and information.”
Perimeter’s ranking of the Top 10 information security threats for 2010:
1. Malware (Rising Threat)
Last year, Malware was listed as the second highest ranked threat to organizations on Perimeter E-Security’s list of top threats. There are many methods to install malware on systems, including the use of client-side software vulnerabilities. Browsers remain a top target for vulnerabilities. In 2009, the FBI reported that for the first time ever, revenue from cyber crime had exceeded drug trafficking, estimated at taking in more than one billion annually in profits.
2. Malicious Insiders (Rising Threat)
Malicious insiders were listed as the top threat for 2009, but have fallen to the #2 spot for 2010. With the downturn in the economy last year, it was no surprise that many desperate and disgruntled employees attempted to exploit the companies they currently or previously worked for. There is no way to eliminate the threat of malicious insiders completely, but through good security policies and followed procedures, the incidents could be a fraction of what they are today. With the economy still suffering and still high unemployment levels, Malicious Insiders w2ill continue to be a threat.
3. Exploited Vulnerabilities (Steady Threat)
Vulnerability exploit is at the heart of hacking and data breaches. Worms, viruses, malware, and a host of other attack types often rely on vulnerability exploit to infect, spread and perform the actions cyber criminals want. And yet, organizations are still not doing what they need to for patch management. Hackers are more often exploiting client side vulnerabilities and other vulnerabilities associated with 3rd party applications.
4. Careless Employees (Steady Threat)
Careless and untrained insiders will continue to be a very serious threat to organizations in 2010. Insiders can be broken down into three categories: careless & untrained employees, employees that are duped or fall prey to social engineering type attacks, and malicious employees. Protecting a network and critical and sensitive data is done very differently for each type. Policies, procedures, training and a little technology can make a world of difference in reducing an organization’s risk to careless insiders.
5. Mobile Devices (Rising Threat)
Mobile devices have become a plague for information security professionals. There are worms and other malware that specifically target these devices such as the iPhone worm that would steal banking data and enlist these devices in a botnet. Theft is still a major cause of data breaches as mobile devices, especially laptops, are the main culprits. Tens of thousands of laptops are stolen each year and often these have sensitive data that require public disclosure as a data breach.
6. Social Networking (Rising Threat)
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and others have changed the way people communicate with each other, but these sites can pose serious threats to organizations. One main problem is that there is a trust component to these sites which makes them fertile ground for identity thieves. There is also a personal safety issue. Social networking sites are a stalker’s dream come true. Social networking sites are breeding grounds for SPAM, scams, scareware and a host of other attacks and these threats will continue to rise.
7. Social Engineering (Steady Threat)
Social engineering is always a popular tool used by cyber criminals and phishing is still a popular method for doing just that. In fact, these new venues make social engineering even more effective. This year will have an added measure of complexity when it comes to social engineering attacks. Beginning sometime mid-2010, domain names will be expanded to include Japanese, Arabic, Hindi and even Greek characters, and with all of these characters being available for domain names, no longer will looking at a domain help one determine if it’s legitimate or not.
8. Zero-Day Exploits (Rising Threat)
Zero-day exploits are when an attacker can compromise a system based on a known vulnerability but no patch or fix exists, and they have become a very serious threat to information security. Zero-day vulnerabilities are being discovered in traditionally very secure protocols such as SSL and TLS. The zero-day vulnerability could also be in providers.
9. Cloud Computing Security Threats (Rising Threat)
Using cloud based (i.e. Internet based) applications may not be as secure as once thought with many stories in 2009 regarding cloud based security issues. Many are calling for forced encryption to access “in the cloud” services. As cloud computing grows in popularity over the next few years, cloud security will become a very big issue.
10. Cyberespionage (Rising Threat)
Cyberespionage is a threat that’s being heard more and more all the time and there have been a flood of stories in 2009 on this subject. Most of these incidents surround government bodies and agencies and therefore have not been a huge threat to most individual organizations. However, since cyberespionage has major implications for the government, it is a rising threat that must be closely monitored.
“Information security is an ever-evolving discipline that requires tremendous expertise, time, and money to effectively manage. Every organization should take stock of what they are doing today and how well their current solutions mitigate the risk of the top 10 threats. In most cases, adjustments will need to be made and new technology should be implemented to ensure that the organization is properly prepared for what cyber criminals, spammers, phishers, and hackers are planning for 2010,” added Prince.
Perimeter Releases List of Greatest Information Threats for 2010 is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News) – With the new year come new challenges, and with that in mind Perimeter E-Security, the trusted provider of information security services which provides delivers enterprise-class protection and compliance to companies of all sizes, unveiled its Top 10 Information Security Threats for 2010.
“The start of a new year is a great time for companies to evaluate their information security practices and begin thinking about what threats they’ll be facing in the coming year,” said Kevin Prince, CTO, Perimeter E-Security. “As these security threats are becoming more serious and difficult to detect, it is vital for companies to understand what they can do to best protect their systems and information.”
Perimeter’s ranking of the Top 10 information security threats for 2010:
1. Malware (Rising Threat)
Last year, Malware was listed as the second highest ranked threat to organizations on Perimeter E-Security’s list of top threats. There are many methods to install malware on systems, including the use of client-side software vulnerabilities. Browsers remain a top target for vulnerabilities. In 2009, the FBI reported that for the first time ever, revenue from cyber crime had exceeded drug trafficking, estimated at taking in more than one billion annually in profits.
2. Malicious Insiders (Rising Threat)
Malicious insiders were listed as the top threat for 2009, but have fallen to the #2 spot for 2010. With the downturn in the economy last year, it was no surprise that many desperate and disgruntled employees attempted to exploit the companies they currently or previously worked for. There is no way to eliminate the threat of malicious insiders completely, but through good security policies and followed procedures, the incidents could be a fraction of what they are today. With the economy still suffering and still high unemployment levels, Malicious Insiders w2ill continue to be a threat.
3. Exploited Vulnerabilities (Steady Threat)
Vulnerability exploit is at the heart of hacking and data breaches. Worms, viruses, malware, and a host of other attack types often rely on vulnerability exploit to infect, spread and perform the actions cyber criminals want. And yet, organizations are still not doing what they need to for patch management. Hackers are more often exploiting client side vulnerabilities and other vulnerabilities associated with 3rd party applications.
4. Careless Employees (Steady Threat)
Careless and untrained insiders will continue to be a very serious threat to organizations in 2010. Insiders can be broken down into three categories: careless & untrained employees, employees that are duped or fall prey to social engineering type attacks, and malicious employees. Protecting a network and critical and sensitive data is done very differently for each type. Policies, procedures, training and a little technology can make a world of difference in reducing an organization’s risk to careless insiders.
5. Mobile Devices (Rising Threat)
Mobile devices have become a plague for information security professionals. There are worms and other malware that specifically target these devices such as the iPhone worm that would steal banking data and enlist these devices in a botnet. Theft is still a major cause of data breaches as mobile devices, especially laptops, are the main culprits. Tens of thousands of laptops are stolen each year and often these have sensitive data that require public disclosure as a data breach.
6. Social Networking (Rising Threat)
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and others have changed the way people communicate with each other, but these sites can pose serious threats to organizations. One main problem is that there is a trust component to these sites which makes them fertile ground for identity thieves. There is also a personal safety issue. Social networking sites are a stalker’s dream come true. Social networking sites are breeding grounds for SPAM, scams, scareware and a host of other attacks and these threats will continue to rise.
7. Social Engineering (Steady Threat)
Social engineering is always a popular tool used by cyber criminals and phishing is still a popular method for doing just that. In fact, these new venues make social engineering even more effective. This year will have an added measure of complexity when it comes to social engineering attacks. Beginning sometime mid-2010, domain names will be expanded to include Japanese, Arabic, Hindi and even Greek characters, and with all of these characters being available for domain names, no longer will looking at a domain help one determine if it’s legitimate or not.
8. Zero-Day Exploits (Rising Threat)
Zero-day exploits are when an attacker can compromise a system based on a known vulnerability but no patch or fix exists, and they have become a very serious threat to information security. Zero-day vulnerabilities are being discovered in traditionally very secure protocols such as SSL and TLS. The zero-day vulnerability could also be in providers.
9. Cloud Computing Security Threats (Rising Threat)
Using cloud based (i.e. Internet based) applications may not be as secure as once thought with many stories in 2009 regarding cloud based security issues. Many are calling for forced encryption to access “in the cloud” services. As cloud computing grows in popularity over the next few years, cloud security will become a very big issue.
10. Cyberespionage (Rising Threat)
Cyberespionage is a threat that’s being heard more and more all the time and there have been a flood of stories in 2009 on this subject. Most of these incidents surround government bodies and agencies and therefore have not been a huge threat to most individual organizations. However, since cyberespionage has major implications for the government, it is a rising threat that must be closely monitored.
“Information security is an ever-evolving discipline that requires tremendous expertise, time, and money to effectively manage. Every organization should take stock of what they are doing today and how well their current solutions mitigate the risk of the top 10 threats. In most cases, adjustments will need to be made and new technology should be implemented to ensure that the organization is properly prepared for what cyber criminals, spammers, phishers, and hackers are planning for 2010,” added Prince.
Perimeter Releases List of Greatest Information Threats for 2010 is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News)– Local.com Corporation, a high profile search site and network, officially released information that on December 30, 2009, it acquired approximately 22,000 web hosting subscribers, for a grand total of 40,000 subscribers. Additionally the firm also have an option to purchase up to approximately 10,000 additional web hosting subscribers during the first quarter of 2010.
The acquired customers pay approximately $35 per month for web hosting services, which are provided by a third party with which the company has contracted.
“This acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive,” said Heath Clarke, Local.com chairman and CEO. “This is our third subscriber acquisition since February 2009, and we ended 2009 much closer to our stated target of 50,000 small business subscribers. We anticipate additional future acquisitions in order to increase our small business subscriber base.”
The company acquired the subscribers from LaRoss Partners, LLC, for approximately $2.6 million in cash, which amount will be reduced in the event any of the subscribers are not successfully transferred to the company. The company funded the acquisition by accessing its previously announced line of credit. The company expects to complete the transfer of the subscribers during the first quarter 2010.
Local.com(NASDAQ: LOCM) Accruess 22,000 Additional Subscribers is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News)– Local.com Corporation, a high profile search site and network, officially released information that on December 30, 2009, it acquired approximately 22,000 web hosting subscribers, for a grand total of 40,000 subscribers. Additionally the firm also have an option to purchase up to approximately 10,000 additional web hosting subscribers during the first quarter of 2010.
The acquired customers pay approximately $35 per month for web hosting services, which are provided by a third party with which the company has contracted.
“This acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive,” said Heath Clarke, Local.com chairman and CEO. “This is our third subscriber acquisition since February 2009, and we ended 2009 much closer to our stated target of 50,000 small business subscribers. We anticipate additional future acquisitions in order to increase our small business subscriber base.”
The company acquired the subscribers from LaRoss Partners, LLC, for approximately $2.6 million in cash, which amount will be reduced in the event any of the subscribers are not successfully transferred to the company. The company funded the acquisition by accessing its previously announced line of credit. The company expects to complete the transfer of the subscribers during the first quarter 2010.
Local.com(NASDAQ: LOCM) Accruess 22,000 Additional Subscribers is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
Security is by far one of the most important factors to consider when choosing a web host. With so many possible threats online, it is not as hard as on might think for a security lapse to occur. Security is not something that should be taken lightly by the consumer or the web host, as there are several threats that could result in serious financial turmoil. The following are three threats in particular that are becoming increasingly common, and that are responsible for a large portion of the security issues involved with web hosting.
Credit Card Fraud
The internet is a massive virtual marketplace, swarming with merchants, customers, and people who would like to take advantage of both the merchant and the consumer. The people looking to exploit any security fault they can are commonly referred to as “hackers.” Hackers see the web as an opportunity to prey on the weaknesses of other individuals and companies. A vulnerable website makes an ideal target for these hackers, especially if the website is engaged in daily e-commerce. Many of them have access to highly advanced applications that are capable of telling them if there any “loopholes” they can exploit. Any online store they can find with a single security lapse will become a feeding ground for them, resulting in thousands of dollars stolen form your customer’s credit cards. Once the hacker has the credit card details of your customer’s, the situation becomes progressively worse. Of course, the customer is going to be inclined to believe that you are the thief, and they will not want to accept the fact that you are actually the victim. This kind of situation can result in lawsuits, and even the loss of your online business!
Bot Rings
Then there is the possibility of a horrid “DDoS attack.” A DDoS attack is a security exploit that is normally employed by criminals that are members of or have control of “botnets.” DDos stands for “Distributed Denial of Service.” A bot ring is a group of hackers, or programmed computer’s that are set up to carry out a specific task. A DDoS attack is executed by a botnet that continually floods the network with DDoS requests. As the network is flooded with requests, it slows down until ultimately traffic screeches to a halt. Even though the DDoS attack is one of the oldest online security exploits, it is still extremely difficult to prevent because of it’s organic and seemingly genuine nature. Once the server’s traffic has been affected the hacker then takes control of the server, using it as a puppet to find other vulnerable servers. Once the hacker has gained control over several servers, they then begin their attack on the target of their choice. To prevent your business from being a victim of one of these attacks, make sure you discuss this threat with any prospective web hosts, to be sure they are aware of this threat.
Malicious Software
Then there are the threats that pose a virtual risk to the web hosting providers. Hackers may attempt to attack a web hosts server or network with a malicious application designed to retrieve crucial information. This malicious software is called “malware” ( a combination of the two words). While server’s generally have more stringent security measures in place, they are still susceptible to the same threats that a personal computer may be faced with. You can avoid these kind of security lapses by ensuring that your prospective host takes the proper precautions to defend against all forms of malware. Do not be afraid to ask questions about the security measures they have in place, before hand. It is important to remember that once the web host’s server is compromised to malware, every bit of information on the server can be accessed, including your web site’s financial data.
(The Hosting News ) UK2 Group today announced the availability of R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® (CDP) across its extensive virtual private server cloud. VPS.NET (http://vps.net) now offers customers a more advanced level of data protection with user-ready CDP backups and individual file-restoration capabilities.
VPS.NET offers an “instantly deployable” image that can have a Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Server up and running in just 60 seconds giving customers complete administrative privileges over scheduling and managing their backups. The CDP software protects VPS.NET customers’ environments by performing asynchronous replication of the target servers and archiving only the deltas or changed blocks to disk. Each replication creates a full backup that typically only takes minutes to create, even on larger data sets. This gives VPS.NET customers the ability to perform more granular restores of individual files or folders as opposed to restoring the entire VPS.
CDP can replicate other VPS.NET virtual machines and physical servers to recovery points stored on disk. It can replicate and archive nodes inside the VPS.NET cloud as well as any Internet accessible Windows or Linux server. CDP recovery points provide VPS.NET customers the ability to perform more granular restores of individual files or folders as opposed to restoring the entire VPS.
“Our team has been working closely with R1Soft for months on this project and we are pleased to say that we can now offer our customers scalable VPS hosting with a trusted high-performance data protection offering that can be deployed within minutes,” said Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of UK2 Group.
With the new offering clients also have the flexibility to increase the storage space on their CDP Server in just minutes. R1Soft Agent licenses will be available to VPS.NET clients for $15 /month. The R1Soft CDP MySQL Add-on, a necessity for correct backups of all online MySQL databases, will be available for an additional fee. CDP for MySQL provides user-scheduled asynchronous replication of online MySQL databases and works with both MyISAM and InnoDB storage engines.
“As one of the first large deployments of CDP on the cloud, the opportunity to work with VPS.NET’s experienced virtualization team on this project has been very exciting for R1Soft. Adding CDP for Linux, Windows and MySQL, exemplifies VPS.NET’s commitment to offering customers a wide range of self-managed services,” said David Wartell, vice president of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies, Inc.
About VPS.NET and UK2 Group
VPS.NET (http://vps.net) is a recent addition to the UK2 Group, and offers affordable virtual private server cloud hosting. It is a redundant cloud system, which utilizes a RAID 10 SAN backend and node based VPS architecture. It also has immediate scalability with pre set up stacks, a simple billing process and a user friendly management portal. For more information about VPS.net please visit http://vps.net .
VPS.NET Brings R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® to the Cloud is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
(The Hosting News ) UK2 Group today announced the availability of R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® (CDP) across its extensive virtual private server cloud. VPS.NET (http://vps.net) now offers customers a more advanced level of data protection with user-ready CDP backups and individual file-restoration capabilities.
VPS.NET offers an “instantly deployable” image that can have a Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Server up and running in just 60 seconds giving customers complete administrative privileges over scheduling and managing their backups. The CDP software protects VPS.NET customers’ environments by performing asynchronous replication of the target servers and archiving only the deltas or changed blocks to disk. Each replication creates a full backup that typically only takes minutes to create, even on larger data sets. This gives VPS.NET customers the ability to perform more granular restores of individual files or folders as opposed to restoring the entire VPS.
CDP can replicate other VPS.NET virtual machines and physical servers to recovery points stored on disk. It can replicate and archive nodes inside the VPS.NET cloud as well as any Internet accessible Windows or Linux server. CDP recovery points provide VPS.NET customers the ability to perform more granular restores of individual files or folders as opposed to restoring the entire VPS.
“Our team has been working closely with R1Soft for months on this project and we are pleased to say that we can now offer our customers scalable VPS hosting with a trusted high-performance data protection offering that can be deployed within minutes,” said Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of UK2 Group.
With the new offering clients also have the flexibility to increase the storage space on their CDP Server in just minutes. R1Soft Agent licenses will be available to VPS.NET clients for $15 /month. The R1Soft CDP MySQL Add-on, a necessity for correct backups of all online MySQL databases, will be available for an additional fee. CDP for MySQL provides user-scheduled asynchronous replication of online MySQL databases and works with both MyISAM and InnoDB storage engines.
“As one of the first large deployments of CDP on the cloud, the opportunity to work with VPS.NET’s experienced virtualization team on this project has been very exciting for R1Soft. Adding CDP for Linux, Windows and MySQL, exemplifies VPS.NET’s commitment to offering customers a wide range of self-managed services,” said David Wartell, vice president of R1Soft, a division of BBS Technologies, Inc.
About VPS.NET and UK2 Group
VPS.NET (http://vps.net) is a recent addition to the UK2 Group, and offers affordable virtual private server cloud hosting. It is a redundant cloud system, which utilizes a RAID 10 SAN backend and node based VPS architecture. It also has immediate scalability with pre set up stacks, a simple billing process and a user friendly management portal. For more information about VPS.net please visit http://vps.net .
VPS.NET Brings R1Soft Continuous Data Protection® to the Cloud is a post from: Hosting News and Reseller Web Hosting information.
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