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WiredTree Offers LiteSpeed Web Server on All Hosting Plans
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Netcraft on 20 April, 2009 04:00:00
 
WiredTree (http://www.wiredtree.com), a leading provider of Managed Dedicated,
Managed Hybrid and Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting solutions, announced
today it will now offer LiteSpeed WebServer as a premium upgrade option for all
customers on any hosting plan.

Deluge of Browser Security Issues Drives Mass Migration
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Netcraft on 01 April, 2009 08:00:00
 
Netcraft has observed a surge in popularity of the Lynx browser, particularly
since the recent Pwn2Own competition, which was held at the CanSecWest
conference in Vancouver last month. During the course of the competition,
security researchers once again exposed fresh vulnerabilities in Internet
Explorer, Firefox and Safari.

Ongoing Phishing Attack Exposes Yahoo Accounts
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Netcraft on 27 October, 2008 12:59:00
 
The Netcraft toolbar community has detected a vulnerability on a Yahoo website,
which is currently being used to steal authentication cookies from Yahoo users
— transmitting them to a website under the control of a remote attacker.

Websites See 3.9  Million Increase for June
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Netcraft on 22 June, 2008 06:40:00
 
The total number of sites has increased by 3.9 million this month, with the
largest gain being seen at ThePlanet.com, where 632,000 new sites maintain its
position as the 6th largest hosting company in the world.