GoDaddy’s Cybersecurity Called into Question

By Adam Parlett for Information Security Buzz
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

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The story has potentially serious implications for the industry, and it has elicited somewhat mixed reactions to both the complaint and the proposed order.

Ilia Kolochenko, CEO of ImmuniWeb and a Fellow at the British Computer Society (BCS), believes that the settlement sends several important messages. A direct message to web hosting companies underlining the importance of data security, as well as to companies conducting ‘any Internet business without due care about your cybersecurity and privacy programs’ that the FTC will act on your negligence.

The well-respected technology news publication The Register strikes a different tone, however. It likens the action being faced by GoDaddy from the FTC to “being slapped with a wet lettuce” and is surprised at the lack of a fine when they have been identified as having years of “lax security” and experienced “several major breaches.” Read Full Article