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The server racks in the Datacenter in which our server is housed are being reorganized to better utilize available power. The following maintenance window has been scheduled to complete the upgrade:
April 19th, 2010 @ 2:00am (EST). Expected duration: 1-2 hours
During this period, Shoestring-hosted web sites and services will be offline and unavailable. The outage will include web sites and email services including Google Apps email via custom domains.
If you have any questions about the scheduled maintenance period, please contact us.
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Cyber crime scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies $25 million in Q3 of 2009, said the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this week. Since the Zeus trojan is on the loose and is much more prevalent now than 6 months ago, it’s easy to predict that this kind of cyber theft is going to be much more in 2010. You HAVE to have layered defenses to prevent this kind of crime.
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Always practice safe computing:
Netwitness says Kneber is a ZeuS Trojan botnet, a type of botnet known for its capability to target and steal key information stored on your computer, such as login credentials.
‘Kneber’ Botnet Attacks PCs Worldwide: FAQ – PCWorld
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When you type that “www…” into your browser, a series of transactions occur to bring that web page to your computer. One of the first steps is that your request for a URL goes to a domain name server (usually provided by your service provider). The DNS server matches your “www…” with a unique Internet Protocol (IP) number, which is assigned to every computer connected to the Internet. Your page request is then routed to the correct server.
Posted in Tips & Tricks