Web Hosting Reports

Web Hosting News Report

1st – cPanel Releases First-Ever Transparency Report

The web hosting report covers issues including:

Law enforcement and government demands for Customer Data.Â Which is information about people or entities who use our products and services.
Content that is permanently disabled under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); and
Customer accounts that are disabled by us under our Terms of Service for reasons other than failure to fulfill payment terms, or material breach of contract.

A report containing info from an 18-month period from January 1, 2016, through June 1, 2017 (Reporting Period). cPanel will provide additional reports on a semi-annual basis.

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2nd – Google is Said to Retool User Security in Wake of Political Hack

“The Alphabet Inc. company next month will begin offering a service called the Advanced Protection Program that places a collection of features onto accounts such as email.Â Including a new block on third-party applications from accessing data. The program would effectively replace the need to use two-factor authentication to protect accounts with a pair of physical security keys. The company plans to market the product to corporate executives, politicians, and others with heightened security concerns, these people said.”

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3rd – AT&T Seeks Supreme Court Review on Net Neutrality Rule

“AT&T Inc. and other broadband providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Obama-era â€œnet neutralityâ€ rule barring internet service providers from slowing or blocking rivalsâ€™ content.

The appeals, filed Thursday, will put new pressure on a rule enacted in 2015 when the Federal Communications Commission was under Democratic control.”

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4th – Deloitte Email Platform and Client Data Hit by Cyberattack

“Following record results that flagged the growth of its cybersecurity business, Deloitte LLP has revealed that it has been successfully targeted by a cyber attack that let hackers access data from an internal email platform.

The auditing and consulting firm said in a statement Monday that itâ€™s currently informing the clients affected and has notified governmental authorities after it became aware of the incident.”

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5th – Facebook and Microsoft’s Hich-Capacity submarine Cable to Europe Complete

“It is the highest-capacity cable to have ever crossed the Atlantic, according to Microsoft and represents a recent shift in the balance of power in the submarine-cable industry. Traditionally, transcontinental cables have been funded by telco consortia, who would then sell capacity on those systems to customers like Facebook and Microsoft. Lately, however, skyrocketing demand for global bandwidth has driven the largest of those customers â€“ among them Alphabetâ€™s Google and Amazon Web Services â€“ to participate in funding the construction projects, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, themselves.”

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