Web Hosts Are Leaving Money on the Table
Why VPS and Dedicated Server Backup Services Are a Revenue Opportunity for Hosting Providers Many web hosting companies already include backups with their shared, reseller, and managed hosting plans. For those environments, that approach makes sense. Shared hosting customers usually expect the provider to manage the operational side of the account, including backups, restores, updates, and support. Managed hosting customers are often paying for convenience, and backup management is naturally part of that service expectation….
Web Hosting Had a Rough Week.
The past few weeks have shown web hosting providers that security incidents can strike suddenly, spread quickly, and force difficult decisions before anyone has a complete picture. Between the cPanel vulnerability, emergency port restrictions, infrastructure compromises, DNS recovery, the Linux Copy Fail issue, and the newly disclosed DirtyFrag vulnerability, hosting companies were pushed to rethink their standard security routines. The question was no longer simply, “Are we secure?” The better question became, “What happens when…
cPanel Exploit in the Wild
What You Need to Know Now A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel has exposed a deeper issue across the hosting industry, not just the existence of a flaw, but the reality that it was already being exploited before many environments had time to respond. This was not a routine security update. This was an active threat scenario in which attackers bypassed authentication controls and gained access to the control panel layer itself, placing them…
PressConf 2026 Wrap-Up
Why Backups Are the Most Underrated Revenue Driver in Hosting The 2026 PressConf focused on Clairity as a singular truth: clear, actionable insights drive real change. Not just clarity in messaging, but clarity in reality. When agency owners, hosting providers, and product builders sit down together, the conversation moves quickly past surface-level topics and into what actually matters. What breaks in production, what costs money, and what separates a good partner from a risky one….
JetBackup Version 5.4.0 Release Notes
We’re excited to promote JetBackup v5.4.0 to the ALPHA tier! This release introduces our new deduplication backup structure, API support for two-factor authentication (2FA), dry-run filter capabilities, and expanded bulk management with mass account assignment and reassignment features. Enhancements include improved email restore flexibility, cron control for cloned users, and workspace validation checks before download generation. Additionally, this release addresses scheduling delays, security improvements, and various GUI refinements for a more reliable and streamlined experience….