October’s Security Wake-Up Call
Protect the Backups You’re Counting On October has given hosting teams plenty to deal with. Emergency PHP patches. Node.js security releases. Compromised WordPress connections and plugin downloads. Incidents involving the services businesses depend on to protect their data. For hosting providers, agencies, and server administrators, that means another round of updates, customer questions, and checks across the fleet. It also raises a practical question: if something happens to your production environment, will your backups still…
JetBackup Returns to CloudFest Americas 2026
Let’s Connect in Miami JetBackup is heading back to Miami to support and attend CloudFest Americas 2026, taking place November 11–12 at Ice Palace Studios. We’ve been a sponsor for years, and our team continues to see CloudFest Americas as one of the best events to meet our partners, reconnect with customers, and engage in the conversations shaping our industry. For us, the value starts with the people. A conversation over coffee can uncover a…
JetBackup September 2026 Security Roundup
Security and recovery updates through September 23, 2026 There’s something reassuring about seeing a backup job finish successfully. The dashboard looks good, the customer’s website is online, and everything seems to be doing what it should. But when a server is compromised, we need to answer a bigger question: can we actually bring that customer back? September gave hosting providers plenty of reasons to take a closer look. We saw a compromised update channel, control…
Partner Spotlight: cloudabove
A Conversation with Ashley Cawley, Director of cloudabove For many businesses, hosting is not just about server space. It is about knowing there is someone on the other end who understands the problem, responds quickly, and takes ownership when something needs to be fixed. That idea has shaped cloudabove from the beginning. Based in Cornwall and serving businesses across the UK, cloudabove has grown from its telecoms roots into a hosting company focused on reliability,…
August Security Roundup: Three Ways “We Have Backups” Failed
Hosting providers did not spend August learning that they need backups. They spent it learning that a completed backup job and a recoverable system are not the same thing. A copy can exist and still fail you when the systems required to reach it are unavailable, when the same credentials protect production and recovery, or when the environment around the backup has already been compromised. That was the pattern across several incidents this month. The…