Part of HostingArmor.com’s security scanner dashboard (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Website security provider HostingArmor.com ( www.hostingarmor.com ) announced Friday it has released the free version of its plug and play security scanner. Based on the Nessus ( www.nessus.org ) scanning engine, the service provides automated server scannings for approximately 30,000 vulnerabilities. “HostingArmor Free is a great way for website owners to try out the application and learn about website security

A chart from Afilias showing the volume of domains supported by the company.

Supreme Court appears skeptical of California video game law A California law that prevents the sale of violent video games to minors may end up being struck down in the US Supreme Court as justices appeared to question its constitutionality. At issue is the First Amendment right of the video game developers, which may be infringed by the application of the law. Justices suggested that if California was to ban violent video games, then it would also need to ban other violent forms of media.

The Edge Computing Framework can make decisions based on various aspects of an individual visitor’s request and the application context. (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery solutions provider Mirror Image Internet ( www.mirror-image.com ) has launched its Edge Computing Framework, which enables businesses to quickly and easily execute custom edge logic on Mirror Image’s content delivery network. Many Web applications contain session logic to execute customized actions in real time depending on the visitor.

Deadline: 6 September 2010 – 23:59 UTC The Affirmation of Commitments calls for a periodic review of four key ICANN objectives, namely: Ensuring accountability, transparency and the interests of global Internet users; Preserving security, stability and resiliency of the DNS; Promoting competition, consumer trust and consumer choice; WHOIS policy. In line with the Affirmation provisions, the WHOIS Policy Review (WIR) is to be objectively performed by a Review Team composed of: Volunteer Community Members representing the relevant Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees of ICANN; ICANN CEO (or designated nominee); GAC Chair (or designated nominee); Representatives of Law Enforcement Global Policy Experts; and Independent experts. The composition of this Review Team shall be jointly determined by the CEO of ICANN – Mr.

A new top level domain registry service survey has been put together by Jothan Frakes. Frakes is seeking providers of services to potential new TLD registries help him complete this second survey

20 percent of Android apps can threaten privacy, says vendor Twenty percent of applications on Android Market let third parties access private or sensitive information, according to a report from security vendor SMobile Systems. SMobile, which develops software for protecting smartphones, has performed an analysis of over 48,000 applications available on Android Market, and looked at what permissions are granted to the application by the mobile operating system. ..

New Zealand’s porn king Steve Crow has spoken out against the proposed .XXX generic Top Level Domain saying it is a waste of time in a 3 News report. The report quotes Crow as saying that unless regulations force porn sites to change to the .xxx domain it will have a negligible effect on filtering, as adult content will remain in existing domains.

In a letter to the editor of The Independent Florida Alligator, Mike South, who describes himself as “a gun-totin’ libertarian pornographer” accuses ICM Registry of bribing “key adult-industry members and organizations for support.” South says there is no support whatsoever for a .XXX gTLD within the adult industry and questions ICM’s motives, apart from wanting to make money. South goes on to say ICM Registry “has no background and no affiliation with the very industry that this TLD would affect.” The letter goes on to say a .XXX gTLD would do nothing to control porn on the internet and says a .KIDS gTLD would be much more useful in providing a safe browsing area online for children.

Rogue Facebook apps launch ‘beach babes’ attack Another attack using rogue Facebook applications hit users’ PCs Saturday in a virtual repeat of last weekend’s massive assault, security researchers said. Like the earlier attack, today’s scam uses a sex-oriented video as bait, said Patrik Runald, a Australian researcher who works for Websense Security