Why Should I Pay For SSL Certificate? Paid SSL certificate vs Free SSL Certificate
In a nutshell, SSL certificate enables secure communication over the internet by encrypting data such as your password or credit card information which is being transmitted between your computers and the server. When visiting a website or blog that is secured by an SSL certificate you will see a padlock icon or green bar on […]
Windows Web Hosting – Plesk Obsidian on Windows Server 2019
Here at Cirrus Hosting, we are pleased to offer our latest Windows Web Hosting solution. Our new plan is running on the latest Windows Server version and the latest control panel (Plesk Obsidian). If you are looking for the most stable and up-to-date .net, MS SQL, PHP and MariaDB hosting then we got you covered. […]
Cirrus Hosting Is Supporting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Cirrus Hosting is pleased to announce that we are now supporting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS; a new operating system is now added to our dedicated server plans as well as the latest Cloud VM and Virtual Private Server (VPS) plans. As you might have already known every Long Term Support (LTS) release has a 5 years […]
Windows, Linux, Cpanel & Plesk Life Cycle
Has Your Windows/Linux Or Control Panel Reached Its End Of Life? Every software product including Operating System (Windows & Linux) and control panel (cPanel & Plesk) has a life cycle. The beginning of life is when the software is released to the public and the end of life is when the software developers stop supporting […]
How To Disable TLS 1.0 & TLS 1.1 on a Windows Server, VPS or Cloud VM
We talked extensively about Google, Microsoft and PCIs push to create a more secure internet. From supporting an open-source SSL certificate initiative like Let’s Encrypt to prompting “Not Secure” warning when visiting all HTTP sites through chrome, IE, and Mozilla. Those of you who are running an e-commerce site are familiar with PCI and already […]
Latest Update On Apple and Google’s Effort to Shorten The SSL Certificate Lifetime
Once again Apple and Google are reshaping the global Certificate Authority (CA) market. In 2018 we published a blog post about Google’s effort to enhance connection security; Google was encouraging – some might say forcing- website owners to secure their blogs and websites by installing SSL certificate. In October 2017 Google Chrome started showing “Not […]
How To Configure Remote Desktop On Linux VPS / VM
Desktop environment is a bundle of programs that provides a graphical user interface (GUI). It provides end-users with a user-friendly and intuitive way to interact with computers. When it comes to virtual private servers (VPS) or Cloud Servers if you need a remote desktop environment you typically go with a windows VPS, you can simply […]
Remote Desktop / Virtual Desktop
Remote Desktop or Virtual Desktop is a hosted workstation on a remote server that is accessible from anywhere in the world. You can use your PC, laptop or even smartphone to connect to your virtual desktop over the Internet. Rise of the virtual machines made virtual desktops more cost-effective; for instance here at Cirrus Hosting, […]
Payment Card Industry – PCI Compliance
If you are running an e-commerce business chances are you have heard about the PCI compliance. The goal of PCI is to set security standards for safer online payments. The Payment Card Industry Security Standard Council developed a security standard called Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to be incorporated into the data […]
