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18-550: LSWS was released in 2003, and in August 2008 it became the 16th most popular web server. In November 2016, LiteSpeed's market share grew from 0.39% to 3.29%, increasing its position from 10th to 4th most popular web server according to Netcraft . In 2017, a team from Hong Kong Polytechnic University found it to be one of the six most popular web servers, and it was estimated by a team at RWTH Aachen University to be running 9.2% of all HTTP/2-enabled websites. As of September 2024, LSWS

36-592: A PCI-DSS approved scanning vendor, Netcraft also provides security testing, and publishes news releases about the state of various networks that make up the Internet. The company is also known for its free anti-phishing toolbar for the Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Chrome browsers. Starting with version 9.5, the built-in anti-phishing filter in the Opera browser uses the same data as Netcraft's toolbar, eliminating

54-634: A team of engineers led by George Wang. On July 1, 2003, LiteSpeed Web Server was officially released as a full-featured web server. In 2007, LiteSpeed Web Server became LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise and was configured to be an Apache drop-in replacement. In that same year, the web server integrated with cPanel , DirectAdmin , and Plesk . LiteSpeed Web Server officially began supporting HTTP/2 in 2015 with version 5.0, and also released LSCache (cache plugin for WordPress) with ESI in version 5.0.10. In 2017, LSWS released QUIC support. In July 2019, LSWS announced support for HTTP/3 . Netcraft Netcraft

72-413: Is able to monitor uptimes ; uptime performance monitoring is a commonly used factor in determining the reliability of a web hosting provider. Netcraft has explored the internet since 1995 and is a respected authority on the market share of web servers, operating systems, hosting providers, ISPs, encrypted transactions, electronic commerce, scripting languages and content technologies on the internet. As

90-519: Is an Internet services company based in London , England. The company provides cybercrime disruption services across a range of industries. Netcraft was founded by Mike Prettejohn in Bath, Somerset . The company provides web server and web hosting market-share analysis , including web server and operating system detection. In some cases, depending on the queried server's operating system, their service

108-688: Is an organisation of the United Kingdom Government that provides advice and support for the public and private sector in how to avoid computer security threats. It is the UK's National technical authority for cyber threats and Information Assurance . Based in Victoria, London , it became operational in October 2016, and its parent organisation is GCHQ . The NCSC absorbed and replaced CESG (the information security arm of GCHQ),

126-400: Is compatible with commonly-used Apache features, including mod_rewrite , .htaccess , and mod_security . LSWS can load Apache configuration files directly and works as a drop-in replacement for Apache while fully integrating with popular control panels. LSWS replaces all Apache functions, but uses an event driven approach to handle requests. LiteSpeed Technologies was founded in early 2002 by

144-720: The Centre for Cyber Assessment (CCA), Computer Emergency Response Team UK (CERT UK) and the cyber-related responsibilities of the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). It built on earlier efforts of these organisations and the Cabinet Office to provide guidance on Information Assurance to the UK's wider private sector, such as the "10 Steps" guidance released in January 2015. In pre-launch announcements,

162-592: The Centre in collaboration with international partners, revealed a North Korean state-sponsored cyber espionage campaign, aimed at stealing military and nuclear secrets. The advisory highlighted the actions of the Andariel group, linked to the DPRK’s Reconnaissance General Bureau 's 3rd Bureau, targeting critical infrastructure globally to steal sensitive information and intellectual property. NCSC’s Director of Operations, Paul Chichester, emphasized

180-733: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced an investment of £1.9 billion and an initiative to embed 100 people from industry into the NCSC on secondment. In April 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that a Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) "to protect the MOD's cyberspace from malicious actors" with a budget of over £40 million will contribute to this initiative. It is located at MoD Corsham . In October 2017, technical director Ian Levy

198-581: The UK government stated that the NCSC would first work with the Bank of England to advise financial institutions on how to bolster online defences. The centre was first announced in November 2015 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , George Osborne . The existing Director General Cyber of GCHQ, Ciaran Martin, leads the new centre, and GCHQ's current Technical Director of Cyber Security, Dr Ian Levy, assumed

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216-893: The UK government’s National Cyber Security Centre malicious website takedown service. In 2023, Netcraft secured growth investment of $ 100 million from Spectrum Equity Management and appointed a new chief executive, Ryan Woodley. It also moved its headquarters from Bath to London . In September 2023, Netcraft announced the acquisition of Australian internet security analysts FraudWatch International , who have 70 staff. In 2024, Netcraft released its innovative approach to combating online fraud. By leveraging its AI platform, Netcraft creates decoys to lure scammers, allowing it to monitor and analyze their tactics in real-time. This method enhances their ability to detect and counteract fraudulent activities, improving online security and safeguarding users. National Cyber Security Centre (United Kingdom) The National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC )

234-426: The exclusion of IPv6 . The browser extensions will display security information for a domain's IPv4 servers even when the user is connected to a different server over IPv6. In November 2016, Philip Hammond , Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced plans for the UK government to work with Netcraft to develop better automatic defences to reduce the impact of cyber-attacks affecting the UK. As of 2022, Netcraft operated

252-401: The need for a separately installed toolbar. A study commissioned by Microsoft concluded that Netcraft's toolbar was among the most effective tools to combat phishing on the Internet, although this has since been superseded by Microsoft's own Internet Explorer 7 with Microsoft Phishing Filter, possibly as a result of licensing Netcraft's data. The service can only process public IPv4 servers at

270-597: The same role at the NCSC. A detailed paper on the creation of the NCSC, including a description of its structure and future challenges, written by the then Director of GCHQ, Robert Hannigan , who is widely credited with establishing the centre, was published by the Royal United Services Institute in February 2019. The centre was dedicated by the Queen on 14 February 2017. Philip Hammond ,

288-428: The significance of protecting such data. Andariel's focus was primarily on sectors like defense, aerospace, nuclear, and engineering, with some attention to the medical and energy sectors. They also launched ransomware attacks against US healthcare organizations to fund further espionage. The advisory included technical details and mitigation strategies, urging network defenders to implement robust protections. The advisory

306-517: Was targeted by email prankster James Linton with a fake industry event; however, Levy correctly identified the unexpected headers and worked with him to put out a security blog about the incident. On 1 October 2020 Lindy Cameron, formerly director-general of the Northern Ireland Office , took over from Ciaran Martin as CEO. In December 2023, it was announced that Lindy Cameron would step down in early 2024. In July 2024,

324-463: Was used by 99.2% of websites using QUIC and 36.3% of websites using HTTP/3 . According to a Netcraft web server survey, LiteSpeed had 6% of global market share of active sites as of September 2024. LiteSpeed Cache, a cache and performance module also known as LSCache, is built into LiteSpeed Web Server. LSCache can be managed via rewrite rules, or via plugins developed specifically for particular content management systems, including WordPress. LSWS

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