The United States, Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom were all suddenly confronted with a massive waste problem when the Chinese government called for the ban on 24 types of solid waste. Until the decision was made in China, around 70% of electronic waste was coming from other countries. These included old and discarded computers, phones, televisions and microwaves as well as printers and other electronic bits and pieces. The U.S., along with Europe, has been sending their ewaste to Southeast Asia since China’s environmental decision to no longer take in ewaste. Two of the biggest collectors of this waste, Vietnam, and Thailand, have decided to stop importing e-waste. In…

When one starts with their own website, they usually select web hosting based on a recommendation. With time, they may realize that their present web hosting provider is not able to cater to their business goals. They may want to migrate to a new web hosting or upgrade your hosting plan. But it is easier said than done. Switching to a new web hosting, if not done properly, may keep your website down for days. This could take up to 4 days. In today’s world of competition, you need your website to be running 24/7/365. Reasons for making the switch:  There could be many reasons you would want to change…

The moment you turn your business online and visible to the world, know that you are exposed to threats. Hackers are always seeking some kind of vulnerability to attack a website. One of the most common ones is Denial of Service or DoS attack, which floods your site with multiple user requests, often leading to slow loading or a crash. With DoS happening from multiple sources using bots, it becomes DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service attack. DDoS is rampant and affects numerous online businesses and websites every day.  Before we get into DDoS protection, let’s understand the harm it can do your website. Effects of DDoS Surprisingly though, DDoS…