Domain Privacy, Data Security, and WordPress.

by wwarren | Jul 24, 2018 | Annoucements, Domains, Hosting, Services

I have seen other web hosting companies claim they have free backups, but what do those backups consist of?   The backups that are offered are simply a copy, compressed into one file and then stored locally on the machine that hosts the site.  Worse yet most times...

Make Sure Your Webhost Has Proper Backups

by wwarren | Jul 2, 2018 | Annoucements, Hosting, Services

Many web providers out there might have one backup…most do not give you two unless you pay extra.  I hate to see stories like this one…an Australian web host has their systems compromised and they lost everything.  They lost not only their own data but all...

ETC Maryland Now Offers Free Private Domain Registration For All Domains

by wwarren | May 31, 2018 | Annoucements, Domains, Hosting, Services

ETC Maryland is proud to announce that effective today, May 31st, 2018 all domain registrations or renewals will now get private domain registrations at no additional charge.  With online privacy being a large concern and online privacy regulations like the EU GDPR...

Managed IT and ETC Maryland

by wwarren | May 2, 2018 | Annoucements, General, Research Projects, Services

ETC Maryland has not jumped into the “managed IT” for quite a while now.  My main concerns were anything cloud based.  While ETC Maryland sees the market demand for network monitoring I was unable to find a solution that met my security standards. One of...

How does ETC Maryland’s Hosting Stack up Against Bigger Companies?

by wwarren | Apr 3, 2018 | Annoucements, Hosting, Services

I am a Brunswick based webhost and I wanted to let you all know you do not have to overpay the bigger boys for many things that can be provided at a much more reasonable cost..or even for no additional cost. If you look at only the bottom line you will miss out on...

Spectre and Meltdown. How Susceptible Are you?

by wwarren | Jan 4, 2018 | Amazon, Annoucements, Cloud Computing, Google Apps, Hardware, Microsoft, Open Source, Research Projects, Security, Security Alerts

There’s a ton of crap running around about these vulnerabilities.  This video talks about the vulnerabilities on a user level and gives some background on exactly where the problem lies and much you should worry.  A technical paper on this is upcoming.  This is...