Conficker: In Retrospect

November 25, 2009

There are a few cardinal rules when it comes to computer security. These rules are easy to follow and can prevent quite a lot of computer viruses and malware infections. The first rule of course is to use strong passwords. The second rule is to update your software. The third rule is to use some [...]

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HMRC phishing site hosted on gov.uk domain

November 6, 2009

An ongoing phishing attack against UK taxpayers is being given additional credibility by using a gov.uk domain.

Related Netcraft Service: Audited By Netcraft

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Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in August 2009

November 6, 2009

Web.com, New York Internet, Virtual Internet and Hosting 4 Less had the Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2009.

Related Netcraft Service: Hosting Prospect Monitoring and Outage Alerting

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Net Neutrality – Removes Consumer Empowerment

November 6, 2009

Many readers of this blog know that I am against net neutrality. Many also know that I am pro-consumer and when there is an argument between consumers and corporations I will side with the consumer. So how can I be a consumer advocate and be anti net neutrality? Seems mind-boggling doesn’t? It may, but not [...]

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SMB’s IT Purchasing Habits and the Studies that Figure Them Out

November 6, 2009

Here is an assumption you can take to the bank, the percentage of SMBs that buy new IT equipment, both hardware and software, will be far less than their enterprise level equivalents. This is business class 101 and the assumption pretty much holds water 99% of the time. This assumption is so bullet proof in [...]

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Partnerka: Get Paid for Infecting Macs

November 6, 2009

Reading the blogs from Sophos, I came upon a gem, Earn 43 cents every time you infect a Mac. What is even more spectacular about this is the fact that I just read (maybe a week or two ago) a news article that asks do Mac users really need to have anti-virus software?
When I first [...]

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Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in October 2009

November 6, 2009

Rank Company site OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 www.singlehop.com Linux    0.000  0.817 0.043 0.090 0.344…

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Faster Actions Needed Against Phishing Domains

November 6, 2009

Related Netcraft Service: Phishing Site Feed

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September 2009 Web Server Survey

November 6, 2009

In the September 2009 survey we received responses from
226,099,841 sites, reflecting a modest rise of 149 thousand sites.

Related Netcraft Service: Advertising on netcraft.com

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Abort-Retry-Fail: Hotmail Phishing Uncover Sad State of Password Security

November 6, 2009

I have a mental list of the 30 passwords I use on a daily basis. These passwords are never less than 8 characters and they include all manner of things from caps, to numbers, odd characters, and if I am allowed really crazed ASCII characters (which I am only rarely allowed). Not to toot my [...]

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