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Let’s Encrypt Changes Its Root Certificates on May 13. Client Auth Ends July 8
by Natalia Nowak · 15 Apr 2026 · 7 min read
Let's Encrypt replaces its root certificate hierarchy on May 13, closes client authentication support permanently on July 8, and hosting operators have less than four weeks to verify their renewal automation handles the transition.
Security
World Backup Day 2026: The Threat Model Has Changed. The Advice Has Not.
by Łukasz Nowak · 31 Mar 2026 · 7 min read
The 3-2-1 backup rule was designed for hardware failure and accidental deletion, not for an attacker who has your credentials and can authenticate to your backup console before triggering ransomware.
Security
European Commission Confirms AWS Account Breach: A Customer-Side Failure With EU Cloud Sovereignty Implications
by Łukasz Nowak · 30 Mar 2026 · 6 min read
The European Commission confirmed attackers accessed its AWS-hosted Europa.eu infrastructure and took data. AWS says its platform was not the issue, the customer account configuration was.
Expert's Voice
How to Sell Security in Hosting (Without Scaring Your Customers)
by Kamil Kołosowski · 25 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
There’s a moment in the hosting sales flow where everything can quietly fall apart. The customer has picked a plan, they’re ready to buy, and mentally…
Expert's Voice
Is the hosting industry stuck in the past? The problem of legacy security
by Kamil Kołosowski · 23 Mar 2026 · 4 min read
The hosting industry has gone through a major transformation in recent years. Infrastructure is faster, tools are more mature, and automation keeps improving. AI is also starting to reshape how services are built and managed.
Security
New Cybersecurity Laws Across Asia: What Hosting Providers Must Do to Stay Compliant in 2026
by Łukasz Nowak · 18 Mar 2026 · 8 min read
China's amended Cybersecurity Law, Hong Kong's first critical infrastructure statute, and Singapore's expanded compliance framework have all taken effect. For hosting businesses operating in the region, the compliance cost of inaction is now measured in millions.
Security
Ransomware, Source Code Leaks, and the SOC Outsourcing Wave: Asia’s Hosting Security Landscape in Early 2026
by Łukasz Nowak · 17 Mar 2026 · 5 min read
High-profile breaches in South Korea, a near-universal shift toward outsourced security operations in Vietnam, and an evolving ransomware threat profile are defining the security reality for Asian hosting providers this quarter.
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Is PrestaShop’s February 2026 security alert linked to over 21 million records allegedly leaked from the Addons Marketplace?
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 23 Feb 2026 · 4 min read
A community-led forensic investigation links the attacks to a reported breach of 21 million records from PrestaShop’s own Addons Marketplace.  PrestaShop has not confirmed or denied…
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Hosting.com deploys Monarx security across its entire server fleet
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 29 Jan 2026 · 2 min read
TL;DR – Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) has rolled out Monarx security across its full global server fleet. Hosting.com runs infrastructure serving more than 3 million websites…
Industry reports
Critical Grafana Enterprise SCIM Flaw Hits Hosting Providers: Why Staying Updated Matters
by Kamil Kołosowski · 27 Nov 2025 · 2 min read
Grafana has released a set of emergency security patches after discovering a critical vulnerability in its Enterprise editions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-41115, carries the maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and affects environments where the SCIM feature is enabled and used for automated user provisioning.
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