FireBlog | FireHost » Hosting for Open Source Applications http://www.fireblog.com Secure Hosting Blog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:40:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Who’s Going to SXSW 2011? http://www.fireblog.com/whos-going-to-sxsw-2011/ http://www.fireblog.com/whos-going-to-sxsw-2011/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:35:46 +0000 FireHost Evangelist http://www.fireblog.com/?p=3409 We are!

SXSW Interactive is a “must attend” event for developers, designers, web marketers, and anyone else who does business online. Last year, almost 40,000 registered to attend, and 2011 is projected to be even bigger. The schedule reveals numerous opportunities for attendees to interact with the brightest minds in emerging technology. Networking events. Speaking events. Live music. A tradeshow. SXSW covers the whole gamut.

FireHost is vying for a speaker placement, and we need your help getting picked. If you’re planning to attend SXSW and have concerns about the security and integrity of your personal or corporate identity online, cast your vote for our presentation at Panelpicker.sxsw.com.

Our proposed topic answers the questions:

  1. How is the security landscape changing online?
  2. Is building a corporate blog on  and open source platform like WordPress safe?
  3. How could some of the devastating hacks like TechCrunch have been avoided?
  4. How do I find security vulnerabilities in my web application?
  5. What role does secure web hosting play in keeping my site safe?
  6. What are the most common developer mistakes that lead to cybercrime in open source?

Read the full synopsis and cast your vote at Panelpicker.sxsw.com.

We’ll see you in Austin.

]]> http://www.fireblog.com/whos-going-to-sxsw-2011/feed/ 0 Get Rid of Hackers Once and For All http://www.fireblog.com/get-rid-of-hackers-once-and-for-all/ http://www.fireblog.com/get-rid-of-hackers-once-and-for-all/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:37 +0000 FireHost Evangelist http://www.fireblog.com/?p=196 You’ve probably heard of the blog software WordPress, or content management programs such as Drupal or Joomla. These open source tools provide phenomenal access to a better managed, more vibrant, and productive visitor experience on your website. They are called open source because their source code is freely available for anyone to use or adapt. Unfortunately, this means hackers have access to the code too, giving them an opportunity for exploitation.

applicationprotectionModern hackers have highly advanced tools at their disposal which can cripple your website, or worse, steal your data. Hackers have started exploiting vulnerabilities in open source platforms, and if your CMS is not properly secured, hackers can ruin your web reputation, or worse your business.

Having a security-focused web hosting provider can help prevent attacks. Before you trust any hosting provider with your website, ask them how they handle security for your website. Most hosting providers have an intrusion detection system (IDS), which simply notifies you after an attack. By that time, the damage has been done. This reactive approach does not provide real security, putting your website, your data, and your business at risk.

At FireHost, we use three layers of application protection to catch, stop, and prevent attacks. Our first priority is providing security to our clients, which we deliver through dynamic intrusion prevention. This is proactive security you can trust and rely on.

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