Avoiding the Web Hosting Nightmare

Ultimately, the true test of a web host comes from your own experiences with them. With this article, I wanted to compile some of the experiences of a few people to bring to you cautions when choosing a host: clients, friends, and myself. I’ll also then give you a few points you have to consider when choosing a web host.
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Dealing With Distributed Denial of Service Attacks

Distributed denial of service attacks are frustrating — they’re frustrating for the company under attack, and frustrating for the web host. They can also be costly in terms of business and goodwill lost. Fortunately, there are ways to deal with them, if you are willing to prepare for the possibility of a DDoS before it happens.

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Domain Names Cybersquatting on the Rise, Says WIPO

Domain Cybersquatting is at its highest level in four years. Is the dispute resolution system still working? Or are other factors causing problems?
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Police Look To MySpace For Sex Predators

Social networking websites are not only tools for criminals and social pariahs to mine their perversions, but also increasingly for law enforcement to collect evidence and set traps. MySpace.com is the latest online area being scoured, this time to find information related to seven teenage girls who say they’ve been assaulted by men they met through the site.
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