The FTC alleges the company's website-hosting services lack ample security measures.

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United States

Federal Trade Commission orders GoDaddy to bolster information security

The website hosting company was accused of failing to implement robust enough security measures from at least 2018.

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FTC requires GoDaddy to overhaul security measures to protect users

GoDaddy has reached an agreement with the FTC after receiving formal complaint surrounding its security practices.

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Future plc

United Kingdom

GoDaddy told to up security practices by FTC

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The FTC ordered GoDaddy to improve its online security measures on behalf of small-business customers. The Tempe-based company said it already does so.

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Gannett

Phoenix

Maricopa County

Arizona

FTC orders GoDaddy to upgrade online security for small-business customers after breach

Security allegations against GoDaddy + Change of EU data protection officer + Rocket launch in Europe + EU ranking of fiber optic migration + Consumer protection podcast

Sicherheitsvorwürfe gegen GoDaddy + Wechsel des EU-Datenschützers + Raketenstart in Europa + EU-Rangliste der Glasfaser-Migration + Verbraucherschutz-Podcast

Freitag: GoDaddy mit Sicherheitsdefiziten, kritischer EU-Datenschützer abgewählt

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Germany

Friday: GoDaddy with security deficits, critical EU data protection officer voted out

Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools

The Register

GoDaddy gets a stern finger-wagging for non-existent infosec

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday that it was taking action against web hosting company GoDaddy after it failed to protect customers from potential attacks.As one of the world's largest website hosting platforms, the FTC said GoDaddy Inc. had "unreasonable security practices" to be addressed. The company told Newsweek that it had already implemented many FTC recommendations.Why It MattersGoDaddy has marketed itself as a secu…

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FTC Requires GoDaddy to Overhaul Security Measures to Protect Users

The FTC will require web hosting giant GoDaddy to implement basic security protections, such as multi-factor authentication and HTTPS APIs, to settle charges that it failed to secure its hosting services against attacks since 2018.

BleepingComputer

FTC sues GoDaddy for years of poor hosting security practices

Watchdog alleged it had no SIEM or MFA, orders rapid adoption of basic infosec tools GoDaddy has failed to protect its web-hosting platform with even basic infosec tools and practices since 2018, according to the FTC, but the internet giant… Read more → The post GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and ‘several major breaches’ appeared first on IT Security News.

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GoDaddy slapped with wet lettuce for years of lax security and 'several major breaches'

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Wednesday (Jan. 15) that a proposed settlement order will require web hosting company GoDaddy to improve its information security program. The regulator alleged in a complaint that GoDaddy failed to implement “reasonable and appropriate” security measures and that it misled customers about the extent of its data security protections, according to a Wednesday press release. “Millions of companies, particula…

Federal Trade Commission orders GoDaddy to bolster information security

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