Author: Natalia Nowak

263 articles
Exploring the web hosting industry through writing - panels, providers, and everything that runs behind the scenes.

Security
A Magento Zero-Day Is Being Exploited Now. The First Known Victim Was Fully Patched.
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
An unpatched Magento flaw has been exploited since September 4. The first known victim had a clean patch status, and the backdoor installs outside the web root.
M&A
cyber_Folks Has Over PLN 1 Billion of M&A Capacity. Hosting Is Not the Priority
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Sep 2026 · 8 min read
cyber_Folks puts its M&A capacity above PLN 1 billion and says it will be concentrated in e-commerce. Its hosting arm earns a 51 percent adjusted margin.
Security
WHMCS Has an Unauthenticated RCE. The Fix Exists Only for 9.0.8 and 8.13.7.
by Natalia Nowak · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
WHMCS fixed an unauthenticated RCE and a 2CheckOut data disclosure flaw in 9.0.8 and 8.13.7. Installations on 8.0 through 8.12 have no patch and must upgrade.
Partners
1,000+ Junk Emails a Day, Brought Under Control by One DNS Change
by Natalia Nowak · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
NameHero's HeroicGuard filters mail before the mailbox provider sees it. One MX change, unlimited mailboxes per domain, from $2.96 a month.
Security
Nearly Two-Thirds of All-in-One WP Migration Installs Remain Unpatched Two Weeks Later
by Natalia Nowak · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Only 35 percent of All-in-One WP Migration installs run the 7.110 fix. About 3.2 million sites are on a vulnerable version as the exploit chain goes public.
Industry reports
Parked Domains Distort Hosting Rankings. So Do Corporate Registrars.
by Natalia Nowak · 3 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
In 35 of 115 national markets, at least one of the eight largest providers by our count is a parking service or a corporate registrar, not a hosting company.
Security
Attacks on the Elementor Pro Flaw Began the Day It Was Disclosed
by Natalia Nowak · 3 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Exploit attempts against the Elementor Pro file upload flaw began the day it was disclosed, and one firewall alone blocked over 190,000 of them.
Interviews
BalticNOG Interview: The Hosting Industry Is the Missing Voice in the Room
by Natalia Nowak · 2 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
BalticNOG chairman Paulius Judickas on the 220-attendee debut, why the event must not become a vendor showcase, and the hosting firms missing from the room.
Security
A High-Severity Patch for Five Million WordPress Sites Was Labeled as a Text Fix
by Natalia Nowak · 2 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
High-severity fixes for All-in-One WP Migration and Gravity Forms shipped August 20. One changelog called it a text fix, the other used a stock phrase.
M&A
DigitalOcean’s Market Cap Is Now Higher Than GoDaddy’s. What Five Public Multiples Say About Hosting Valuations.
by Natalia Nowak · 1 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Five public hosting, cloud and domain companies trade between 8x and 40x EBITDA. The spread shows what buyers pay for: growth, cash conversion, stickiness.
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