We recently added Web Application Firewall (WAF) to our portfolio of security technologies for our Custom and Agile Hosting platforms. A WAF is deployed to protect web-based applications or services from external malicious attacks. Unlike a network firewall which monitors general network activity, a WAF focuses on application-specific protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, XML and [...]
Improve application security, compliance with Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Internap’s commitment to PCI data security standard
For the second year in a row Internap volunteered to have its data centers audited for the PCI DSS compliance by a PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). The result of this audit is a PCI ROC, a Report on Compliance that covers Internap’s managed hosting and the dedicated private cloud environment. Why does Internap care [...]
2 important ways to improve your website with WPO
Recently I was shopping online for a new laptop that would satisfy even the most demanding technophile. I found several sites frustrating because their content loaded slowly and unevenly. I wondered why these sites didn’t employ any of the various Website Performance Optimization (WPO) technologies available today that can solve these problems. It’s important to [...]
Tackling Latency and Web Site Performance With Kindle Fire and Acceleration as a Service
I continue to wonder at the beauty of the iPad®. It’s slick and powerful and comes with a price tag to match. Newly announced Amazon’s Kindle Fire is not as powerful or slick, but can access content just as well as the iPad can for just $199! The most amazing part about the Kindle, at [...]






