Gawkwire: Web Hosting and Internet News Resource: David Dunlap How to Protect Your Sites from the Gumblar Botnet ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 28 May, 2009 01:16:00 The latest botnet attack named Gumblar has been attacking the Internet for a few weeks. ScanSafe named this attack Gumblar because it functions out of the website gumblar.cn. Researchers and security experts believe Gumblar infects a site through the FTP. Weak passwords, poor permissions, etc. open the doors to the Gumblar Trojan. WolframAlpha, Google Killer it is Not, but Still Cool ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 18 May, 2009 03:38:00 Whenever someone creates a search engine the very first things out of someone’s mouth is, “its a Google Killer.” Sad to say, for those who want a Google Killer, this ain’t it. Be that as it may, I have been fooling around with the Wolfram Alpha search engine for some time now and in many ways I am impressed. 9 Ways to Make Your Vlog More Professional ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 18 May, 2009 12:21:00 Video blogging can be used for a wealth of different things. They can be used to set up interviews, get customer recommendations, discuss topics, present news… well the list goes on. UC Berkeley Database Hacked, 160,000 Records Compromised ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 10 May, 2009 09:35:00 The FBI is investigating a data breach that occurred when hackers infiltrated a medical database shared by the University of California, Berkeley, and Mills College that contained health-care information and Social Security numbers for more than 160,000 students, alumni and their families. How to Write Good Content? ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 08 May, 2009 12:35:00 I am going to switch things up a bit today. I think we have all heard the rallying cry, have good quality content and people will flock to you. Question is what is good content and more to the point, how do you begin on making it? FaceBook Quizzes ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 06 May, 2009 12:49:00 The other day I was marveling at the number of FaceBook quizzes. You know the kind I am talking about, personality tests, what items would you have if zombies attack, which Doctor Who character are you, etc. Some of the quizzes spread like wildfire from one person to the next. Why is Age a Good Indicator in Web Hosting? ================================================================================ David_Dunlap on 01 May, 2009 04:55:00 I was recently asked (as in recent, this morning) why do some people use Web hosting age as a form of litmus test as far as gauging hosting performance?