FTC orders GoDaddy to strengthen security practices

GoDaddy told to up security practices by FTC
GoDaddy has reached an agreement with the FTC after receiving formal complaint surrounding its security practices.
GoDaddy to Improve Data-Security Practices Under FTC Settlement
GoDaddy will implement new information-security programs to settle charges that the technology platform failed to secure its website-hosting services and protect its customers from attacks, the Federal Trade Commission said.
FTC orders GoDaddy to fix poor hosting security practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require web hosting giant GoDaddy to implement basic security protections, including HTTPS APIs and mandatory multi-factor authentication, to settle charges that it failed to secure its hosting services against attacks since 2018.
GoDaddy's web hosting service lax about security, feds charge
Popular web hosting and domain name provider GoDaddy will have to improve its security measures under the terms of a settlement announced today with the Fe
FTC Requires GoDaddy to Overhaul Security Measures to Protect Users
The website hosting company was accused of failing to implement robust enough security measures from at least 2018.
FTC orders GoDaddy to strengthen security practices after years of data breaches
In a complaint filed Wednesday, the FTC alleged that since 2018, GoDaddy has failed to implement reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect and monitor its website-hosting environments for security threats and misled customers about the extent of its data security protections on its website hosting services.
FTC orders GoDaddy to fix its infosec practices
Despite its size and complexity, FTC complained that the company had failed multiple security standards that needed to be fixed immediately.
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Internet registrar and web host GoDaddy agreed to two decades worth of third-party assessments over its cybersecurity practices in a settlement with the U.S. FTC.
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