Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide Book Review
One of my perks here at rackAID is free books. I am a reviewer for O’Reilly and several related publishers. Typically, I just skim through the books, review a few…
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Red Hat Extends Support Timeframe
At the Red Hat Summit, the company announced an extended support period for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) products. This is good news for server owners. Red Hat announced…
Selecting a Backup Location
f you are tuned into web hosting news, then you know that ThePlanet had a fire in their data center earlier this month. We covered the outage in our blog…
Securing Web Forms for PCI DSS
As part of our PCI Compliance project and in work with clients trying to reach compliance, I’ve noticed a new criteria that will catch many web sites. The issue involves…
Email Migration Tip
Mail2Web Mail2Web is a long running trustworthy mail access service. You simply enter your email address and password and their systems will fetch your email for you. While their main…
Understanding Domain Keys DKIM and Sender ID
I am starting to see more and more requests regarding DomainKeys (DK) and Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM). Yesterday, I found a DKIM talk from Sendmail CSO, Eric Allman. The…
PCI Compliance Project: Initial Results
We are making some progress on our PCI Compliance Project. Our last update focused on PCI scanning vendor selection. We now have our first pass results back. We initially selected…