posted on our blog<\/a>, we are performing multiple rounds of reboots and emergency maintenance to address the Meltdown vulnerability. Yet, I feel a more non-technical follow up is needed to reassure our clients and partners that all actions are taken so far, and the ones that will follow, have one goal and one goal only \u2013 to protect our clients from a possible security issue related to the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt is important to look at the situation at hand with a clear mind \u2013 we are facing an unprecedented vulnerability which is affecting an enormous percentage of the server infrastructure worldwide. All cloud hosting providers now face these same difficulties and may choose to enact different action plans in response to this threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our goal is to mitigate these vulnerabilities as soon as humanly possible and prevent as much harm to our customers as we can. Entrusting us with your websites, business, and online presence is something we cannot neglect and the actions we took is the path we found adequate to repay that trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although technology is used to help solve problems such as convenience issues, budget constraints and increase business effectiveness, we live in a world so depending on the technology that such unprecedented vulnerabilities can distress our day-to-day operations for days, weeks or even months. Unfortunately, this is the reality we have to face and this is the reason why a company such as ours exist in the first place \u2013 to deal with such situations in a swift and efficient way for you, in order to continue to support you, our clients, in your online business and ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are working closely with all partners and upstream providers and the information available changes by the hour. We are committed to keep the information flow and to give advance notice to affected clients as quickly as possible. Yet, if technical challenges dictate immediate actions, we may perform unscheduled emergency maintenance or reboots on different parts of our infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contact Us for Assistance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As always, feel free to contact our technical support and customer service if you have any questions, but please understand that requests for changed timelines or modified reboot schedules will likely not be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last but not least, on behalf of my team, I would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during this period. We appreciate your trust in us to do the right thing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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