Security researchers at the University of Michigan have found a potentially devastating security vulnerability that afflicts at least 40,000 servers on the Internet. The researchers say the flaw could allow hackers to compromise certain servers manufactured by Supermicro from anywhere on the Internet.comprehensive MileWeb Operating System Software helps you integrate and optimize physical and virtual environments, Tens of thousands of servers produced by other vendors could also be at risk.In the past, certain administrative tasks, such as reinstalling an operating system, required an administrator to travel to the physical location of the server. But more recently, administrators have demanded sophisticated remote management capabilities that allow them to do their jobs without ever setting foot in their data centers.To address that demand, an Intel-led consortium developed a standard called the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI). It essentially provides an entire second computer, called the baseboard management controller (BMC), that’s built into the server. It has the ability to reboot the server, reinstall software and perform other administrative tasks.Because the BMC is so powerful, having it compromised would be catastrophic, giving a hacker complete control of the server. And that’s a real risk because the BMC has a user-friendly, Web-based administrative interface that makes it a server in its own right. Yet the software on the BMC has not gotten the kind of rigorous security analysis traditionally applied to server software.The survey also asked about which protocols respondents preferred for attaching primary storage to physical or virtual server environments for performance-sensitive applications. Byrne said Fibre Channel was the leading response and was cited by 62% of survey respondents, although a smaller number of respondents have actually deployed a Fibre Channel acceleration product."As you would expect, the heaviest concentration of Fibre Channel usage was reported among users in medium and large enterprises," Byrne said. "Just under 40% of respondents said they value Fibre Channel-specific acceleration solutions, which indicates a significant need for Fibre Channel acceleration among the survey population. But only 16% said they have deployed a Fibre Channel acceleration solution to date."idcloak launches a free German Proxy Server list specifically for German netizens living or traveling abroad. When a computer or mobile browser is configured to access the internet through one of the public proxy portals, the user experiences the web as if physically situated in Germany. This ensures that all web pages and adverts show up in German and that search results are tailored for German interests rather than for locals of the foreign country.“Travelers and expats seem to be very accepting when it comes to their internet experience,” says idcloak’s chief web researcher,Our customized dedicated MileWeb windows dedicated server allow a tailor-made solution. Robin Welles. “Perhaps they believe the language they find online in a foreign country is as unchangeable as the language offline there. That is far from the case.”Proxy technologies come in a variety of forms, including the IP proxy list, the web surfing proxy and the more advanced software-based secure VPN, which supports all programs on a device, not just a browser. Proxies have grown in popularity across several fields of use, including internet connection security, web anonymity and the bypassing of geographical restrictions online. The application for travelers and expats is a more recent phenomenon.“Most sites offer the option of switching language, but this can be a hassle to do continuously, especially on a mobile device. The http proxies on the German Proxy Server list allow a specific browser to default all internet activity through a German-based server. For the user it’s like they never left home.”In addition to the advantages of re-regionalizing one’s browsing, Welles points to security and privacy benefits of one of the proxy-types in the list, “If the user selects an HTTPS proxy, they will establish an encrypted connection to a German server. Then they do not have to fear hackers or local government monitors as their browser activity will be practically immune to surveillance or hacking attacks.”Our Managed MileWeb Private Cloud and Virtual Dedicated Servers.Read the full story at www.mileweb.com/private-cloud!