Mitch Sold Out | cPanel Security Hole - Podcast 78
Did Mitch sell out? Yes, I did get another job and I am now working once again inside of the Web hosting industry, but I wouldn’t call myself a sell out.
I would call myself employed. Don’t worry though, nothing will be changing here - and just to prove it to you the Web Hosting Show is now on the air.
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Hello and welcome to the Web Hosting Show, the number one Web hosting podcast out there today. I am your humble host, Mitch Keeler. This week’s podcast supporters are WebHostingChat.com and WebHostMagazine.com so make sure you check them both out and tell them thanks for supporting this show.
Now where was last week’s show? Well with all the hoopla going on around here with me getting a new job and all I just didn’t have the time to fit it (and get it recorded) in last weekend. Oh yeah, on that note I am now working as a moderator for Lunarpages.com! After sending the word out that I was looking for a new job, Amy Armitage offered the spot to me.
This is my first actual job with a Web host in two years, so I might be a little rusty. Things have been going good so far though, and I have high hopes for my future with the company.
Now for those of you who might be new to the show and this is your first time to tune in, don’t worry. I usually don’t go on and on about my past and present employment. Instead, I try to make the world of Web hosting make more sense for everybody. No matter if you are a Web host or a Web hosting client, everybody should find something here that he or she can enjoy.
Now with that said, it is time for me to get back to work and let you know about this week’s Web hosting headlines!
Web Hosting News and Views
Host Color Launches Web Hosting Lottery
Host Color, a provider of web hosting, today announced the launch of a web hosting lottery. The company says that it is accessible through Host Color’s web site, through the company’s affiliate program and on some third party web sites which have partnership with the web host. The system displays random coupon codes which offer discounts on different web hosting services and products or give the web users a chance to win a service or product.
Oh great, even the Web hosting industry has gotten into the gambling business. Next we will probably see a reality TV show based on the Web hosting industry. Web Hosting Survivor? American Server Admin? America’s Top Hosting Guru? The choices go on and on.
With that said though, I have to say it is a neat and unique idea. The only problem is that when I visited their Web site, I couldn’t find any mention of it. Here is a public relations tip for everybody. When you put out a press release about a new service - make sure you give a URL to find that said service.
If anybody is able to find it, please drop me a line and send me the URL!
Web Hosting Site of the Week
Web hosts, I have a question for you. How would you like to not have to pay hundreds of dollars for flash tutorials? If you are not a big Web hosting company, the cost of getting your own flash tutorials like you see at DemoDemo.com and other places like it can add up pretty quickly. That is where Tutorials Club is hoping to make your life a little easier.
Instead of the standard one time payments, you instead subscribe to the use of the flash tutorials. For one low monthly fee you get access to hundreds of flash tutorials. They are currently offering tutorials for the following:
- cPanel
- Plesk
- DirectAdmin
- Joomla
- Mambo
With today’s Web hosting costs, I say this is a bargain for smaller Web hosts. If you want to check them out, go visit tutorialclub.com and when you do let them know that the Web Hosting Show sent you there.
Hot Topic in Web Hosting
A few weeks ago I told you about the Webmaster Jam Session conference that was going on in Dallas, Texas. Well, the event might be over, but the official Web site holds some goodies from the event. Here is a little inside information from the Web site.
The 1st Webmaster Jam Session is now over. We had a great time thanks to the excellent speakers and all our fellow Webmasters that came to hear them. There was a lot of great information for Webmasters at the sessions. Below is a list of slides, podcasts, and video clips that you can download and share.
That’s right, they have a slew of free audio files for you to download, listen to, and show your friends. You can also sign up and get notified when they start planning for next year’s event as well.
All you need to do to get all the action is point your browser towards WebJamSession.com!
Web Hosting Security Alert
Now I haven’t done many security issues on this show, but I think this one is important to mention. A number of Web hosts have been hit by hackers due to a security hole inside of cPanel. Here is what they had to say on The WHIR.com about it.
Hackers recently exploited a flaw in the cPanel hosting control panel to gain access to four Web hosts including HostGator, and take control of Windows-based machines using Internet Explorer, in an attack that lasted from late Thursday to Saturday afternoon. The hackers placed an iframe script in Web sites that directed some visitors to malicious addresses that would infect them.
Now according to Eric Sites, vice president of Sunbelt Software and the guy who discovered this hole in the first place, “An estimated 20,000 sites are attempting to exploit the vulnerability”. So if this is news to you, you should get a hold of cPanel and get the patch!
Final Web Hosting Thoughts
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