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Symantec has recently become aware of a medium vulnerability in older versions of the server agent. The latest version addresses this vulnerability in new installations and was released February 15th, 2017. Server agents that are not already upgraded will be identified in the SEP SBE cloud management console starting on March 8th. A manual upgrade will be required to ensure you have the latest protection.
Due to a critical security vulnerability with SSL 3.0 (an 18-year-old, outdated technology), we recommend disabling it on your server. We have instructions on how to do that in the Updating section but recommend reading the entire document to understand the scope of what this does.
What does POODLE do?
In short, it’s a way attackers can compromise SSL certificates if they’re on the same network as the target if (and only if) the server the target is communicating with supports SSL 3.0.
Google has a lot more detail on their security blog here.
Does POODLE affect my server/sites?
Because POODLE is a vulnerability in SSL technology, it only impacts sites using SSL certificates. If your server or your sites don’t use an SSL certificate, you don’t need to update your server. However, we recommend doing it now in case you do end up installing an SSL certificate at a later date.
Updating
How you update your server depends on whether your server uses a Linux® distribution or Windows® and if it uses cPanel.
cPanel
cPanel requires slightly different steps from any other control panel/operating system configuration.
To Configure cPanel to Prevent POODLE Vulnerability on HTTP
1. Log in to your cPanel (more info).
2. In the Service Configuration section, click Apache Configuration.
3. Click Include Editor.
4. In the Pre Main Include section, from the Select an Apache Version menu, select All Versions.
5. In the field that displays, type the following, depending on which version of CentOS you’re using:
| CentOS Version | Type this… |
|---|---|
| Cent OS/RHEL 6.x |
SSLHonorCipherOrder On
SSLProtocol -All +TLSv1 +TLSv1.1 +TLSv1.2 |
| Cent OS/RHEL 5.x |
SSLHonorCipherOrder On
SSLProtocol -All +TLSv1 |
If you encounter errors while applying this update, please review this forum post at cPanel that discusses potential fixes.
6. Click Update.
Preventing POODLE on Other Protocols (FTP, etc.)
Right now, only servers using RHEL can protect themselves against POODLE on non-HTTPS protocols. They can do this by updating the latest version of OpenSSL, and then implementing TLS_FALLBACK_SCSV.
Servers using CentOS do not yet have a known fix for the vulnerability on non-HTTPS protocols. However, we will update this article with those instructions as soon as we do.
Linux (Apache)
Modify your Apache configuration to include the following line:
SSLProtocol All -SSLv2 -SSLv3
For more information on how to do that, view Apache’s documentation.
Windows (IIS)
Modify your server’s registry (which removes access SSL 3.0 support from IIS) using Microsoft’s document here. You can jump down to the Disable SSL 3.0 in Windows section.
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Does GoDaddy Worth That Much?
It definitely does! It was reported that the company has a portfolio of 48 million domains and 9.3 million customers worldwide. 73% of those domain names are .com TLDs. GoDaddy nets about $2.95 from each .com registration. The average price of the .com domain registered with GoDaddy is $11.99 per year. Some TLD’s like .net and .org cost $14.99 while most of the other popular web addresses are priced between $12.99 and $19.99 per year. If we calculate the annual revenue the company makes form domain registration, it accounts at more than $500 million per year. However GoDaddy is not just a domain registrar. The company sells Shared Hosting services, VPS, dedicated servers as well as email hosting. Among other web services and products in the company’s portfolio are SSL certificates, DNS, Web design and website analeptics as well as SEO services. The Arizona based company has been cash-flow positive since 2001. That year it had $4.3 million in revenue. In 2004 GoDaddy’s revenue rose to $73 million. The next year – 2005 – the company lost $13.8 million on revenues of $139 million, according to its SEC (http://www.sec.gov/) filing. GoDaddy’s spending on marketing has exploded from $1.2 million in 2003 to more that$15 millions in 2005. The company planned to go public in 2005 and planed to raise $200 million through an IPO. However it has in 2006 GoDaddy decided not to attempt an initial public offering. In 2008 GoDaddy reported a revenue of $497.9 million, $750 million in 2009. The domain registrar has steadily grower its business within the last 5 years. It is also believed that the company has a strong sales team. The average online order which customers submit on GoDAddy’s website is $26.81, while the average one posted after a the new customers talked to a customer service representative was $65.00. Domain Name Wire reported that before the deal the GoDaddy’s CEO Bob Parsons “owned 78% of the company and employees owned 22% through stock options”. Mr. Parsons, who has got himself involved in a scandal earlier this year and sparked outrage by releasing a video of himself killing an elephant, will remain with GoDaddy as Executive Chairman of the Board. The company president Warren Adelman is the new CEO.
What Would Happen After The Sale? I do not have an inside information about what the new owners of GoDaddy would do with the company. However I’d project that GoDaddy would probably try to expand aggressively in the web hosting service market. The company would try to grow its portfolio of VPS and Dedicated server customers and to grab larger share in the server market. It could also try to become an important player on the market of Cloud hoisting services. Whatever the new owners decide to do GoDaddy could become even bigger within the next few years.
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