All blog posts

So far if you wanted to protect the privacy of people that visit your website, the only possibility you had was to purchase a Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate. Let's Encrypt offers free certificates for securing the connection to websites using TLS, which causes the green lock icon to appear in the URL bar.

At Greenhost we constantly strive to increase the security of your websites. On the 30th of June 2016 we succeeded in securing all .nl domains that are registered at Greenhost with DNSSEC. During the rest of this summer we will roll out DNSSEC for domains registered through us on other Top Level Domains supporting DNSSEC (TLDs, for example .com, .net and .org).

Update: from 21 July 2016 and onwards 95% of all the domainnames that are registered at Greenhost are secured with DNSSEC.

Ransomware is a type of malware that restricts access to the infected computer system in some way, and demands that the user pays a ransom to the malware operators to remove the restriction. Windows-based computers have always been the main target, but two weeks ago also a case of ransomware for OS X surfaced. The new OS X ransomware 'Keranger' infected the Transmission bittorrent client installer, which has put many OS X users at risk. Last week big-name sites were hit by a rash of malicious ads, spreading ransomware, which exposed tens of thousands of people within 24 hours. Ransomware is becoming a serious issue.

In this blog post an update on the things we've been working on the last few months; 2-factor authentication Service Centre, HAProxy plugin for Let's Encrypt', Internet Thesis Price, Internet Freedom Festival and the Rapid Response Service."

Important Joomla! security updates, migrations completed, DDoS and DoS attacks, Let's Encrypt and the Free Expression Film night

In this blog post an update on the things we've been working on the last few months; Migrations to Ceph platform completed, important security updates Joomla!, DDoS attacks and the impact on our platform, the Free Expression Film night and the public beta release of Let's Encrypt. Happy holidays!  

Important Joomla! security updates

An important and general rule is: always keep your software up to date! More and more vulnerabilities are found every day and the consequences...

"Client info of T-mobile customers on the streets", "Ashley Madison leaks personal details of 37m users", "health care high on the list of leaking data."

When data leaks reach the news it is mostly about incidents of bigger institutions or companies leaking clients. But those are not the only data leaks that need attention. The biggest data leakers are we, ourselves. When we are using the internet in a 'normal' way we are constantly giving away bits of data with every movement and click. At home, at work, when commuting, while working out. Everywhere and all the time.

With the project The...

An evening on freedom of expression, digital rights, hacktivism, journalists and surveillance organised by Free Press Unlimited and Greenhost.

On Tuesday December 1st at 20.30 hours, the documentary 'Silenced' by director James Spione will be screened at LAB111 in Amsterdam.

TOTEM

After more than a year of preparations, the TOTEM project finally kicked-off! TOTEM stands for 'Training using Online Tools for Effectiveness and Measurability'. Our new colleague Suzanne Wissenburg is coordinating the project. The TOTEM project's objective is to improve basic understanding of Internet security and related tools for human rights defenders, activists and journalists by creating an online classroom environment. The MOOC will improve a number of recurring issues with 'offline' security training's by enriching them with this tool. The TOTEM project is also aimed at a general...

The Smell of Data is a project by designer Leanne Wijnsma and film maker Froukje Tan in which they contribute to the fight for a safer and more secure internet by designing a smell. By adding smell to data they hope to make the Internet a more instinctive place. Greenhost supports there project and through our blog they will keep you and us up to date of their search.

Fairphone has a special place in our heart. We've been following this social enterprise improving the electronics supply chain for almost five years. When they launched their second phone last week, we were sitting in the front row. The virtual front row. From there we had an excellent view on the impact the presentation had.

The newest model was presented on June 16th. The new edition takes a big leap forward in comparison with the first model. The specifications are better, but most importantly, the Fairphone is one step closer to a fairer phone - one in which uses modular architecture for...