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Providing Advanced Internet Services to Selected Users

IPGENERAL deploys high-performance server hardware configured with Open Source software to deliver custom Internet services. Practically no file size or storage restrictions.

Fully enabled LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) HTTP web server including Open SSL, Mod_SSL and much more.
Fiber Optic Internet network connection for fast access and high-speed data transfers.
Built top-to-bottom for hardened Network Security and Data Encryption. We use “The Strongest Encrytion Allowed by Law”.
Specializing in Responsive WordPress Content Management System (CMS) websites with custom PHP and CSS for rapid mobile-friendly website creation and collaboration.
MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB database management systems provide application support.
Secure end-to-end email with IMAPS server and HTTPS webmail. Plus email aliases, relay, forwarding, lists, shared folders, bulletin boards and autorespond. Highly effective Spam filter and per-message virus scan.

Security Alerts

Post-COVID-19 and Mental Health

We talk to Felix Nater, security management consultant who helps employers implement and manage workplace security strategy and policy, on how COVID-19 will leave behind a complicated form of grief that could linger potentially for many years after the immediate crisis has abated.

Protecting Industrial IoT Devices

The nature of IIoT devices and infrastructure makes them high-value cyber targets. This is because they are relatively easy to compromise and are often connected to internal networks with high-value content with links to other networks. Moreover, IIoT devices rarely have direct user interaction, and this unattended nature means that many types of device compromise […]

Back up your cloud data

My favorite definition of the (public) cloud is “It’s someone else’s computer.” That is really what any external cloud service is. And if your services, data and other assets are located on someone else’s equipment, you are at their mercy on whether you can access those assets and data at any time. It isn’t up to you. […]

4 barriers to teaching employees good cybersecurity habits — and how to overcome them

Obstacles including budget concerns, time constraints, stubborn company culture, or a lack of cybersecurity best practices can seem overwhelming, especially to a smaller organization with limited resources. Fortunately, there are reasonable solutions to each of these roadblocks that can help all organizations be more secure.

72% of remote workers have gained cybersecurity awareness during lockdown

A new Trend Micro study reveals how remote workers address cybersecurity -- 72% say they are more conscious of their organization’s cybersecurity policies since lockdown began, but many are breaking the rules anyway due to limited understanding or resource constraints.

CCPA enforcement deadline has arrived - are you prepared?

Yesterday (July 1, 2020) marked the official deadline to achieve compliance of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

DDoS attacks increase 542% quarter-over-quarter amid pandemic

In the first quarter of the year, DDoS attacks rose more than 278 percent compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542 percent compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard’s Q1 2020 Threat Report.

IBM: security response planning on the rise, but containing attacks remains an issue

IBM Security announced the results of a global report examining businesses' effectiveness in preparing for and responding to cyberattacks.

Survey finds most COVID-19 patients don't know who infected them

A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 54% of people infected with coronavirus were unable to pinpoint who may have infected them.

Lookout research: mobile APT surveillance campaigns targeting Uyghurs

The Lookout Threat Intelligence team has discovered four Android surveillanceware tools, which they named SilkBean, DoubleAgent, CarbonSteal, and GoldenEagle. These four interconnected malware tools are elements of much larger mAPT (mobile advanced persistent threat) campaigns originating in China, and primarily targeting the Uyghur ethnic minority, says the team.