Service Change Announcement
Effective 01 April 2021, DNS Texas will adopt a flat fee for both remote and onsite services. We will also begin adopting late fees on invoices paid past the due dates. These changes are being made to keep up with ever increasing prices. We will also be separating 'personal' web hosting from 'business' web hosting in the coming weeks. All other pricing will continue as is.
SPAM Filter Switch (2020)
After many years with XEAMS, we have decided it's time to move on. The 2020 pricing structure at XEAMS would have forced us to raise our rates to cover the additional costs. We are committed to keeping your costs as low as possible. During the week of 5/18/2020 - 5/22/2020, DNS Texas will be switching spam filters for email anti-spam and email anti-virus protection.
Company News
- May 2020, DNS Texas switching SPAM filters. Please review the following for complete details : https://www.dnstexas.com/202005/spam-filter-switch-2020
- March 2020, DNS Texas customers who need assistance with work-from-home scenarios due to CoronaVirus are encouraged to contact us for work-from-home options. NOTE: This only applies to customers where DNS Texas manages your services/servers/hosted solutions.
- March 2020, DNS Texas temporarily suspends onsite services due to CoronaVirus outbreaks. Remote and phone support are still fully available.
- January 2020, DNS Texas partners with PIA to provide [secure VPN access] for all at a great low price!
- February 2019, The DNS Texas website has been updated to a more modern looking theme. The billing system also had a facelift. At this time the update is completed. Please report any issues if you find something isn't working right for you.
- December 2018, All hosted web sites that are managed via DNS Texas support services have been updated to use Google Captcha v3 for posts, login pages and comments. Site owners do not need to take any action, your sites have automatically been upgraded. [Learn More]
- July 2018, All domains registered through DNS Texas have been automatically updated to include WhoIsGuard at no extra charge. WhoisGuard is a service that allows customers to keep their domain contacts confidential from spammers, marketing firms and online fraudsters.
- January 2018, All hosted WordPress sites get automatic engine and plug-in updates at no additional charge. Site owners can opt-out if they wish to manually deploy their own updates, otherwise DNS Texas automatically handles keeping your site up-to-date from the latest security vulnerabilities.
- May 2017, Customers see a slight price increase for offsite backup services due to increased operating costs.
- May 2017, Added additional anti-ransomware attachment scanning to e-mail SPAM filters.
- Mar 2017, Subnet/carrier redundant Web & E-mail hosting clusters brought online.
- Feb 2017, Speed increases for hosted Exchange e-mail clients.
- Jan 2017, Upgraded all web hosting and MySQL database hosting to pure SSD storage.
July/August 2017 Newsletter
In this July/August 2017 newsletter we cover current SPAM threats, how to request support from DNS Texas, backing up data and useful end-of-life dates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office products.
On Tuesday 6/27/2017 another massive ransomware attack hit the world. This one is known as ‘Petya’ appears to have originated from a highly sophisticated Russian strain of the WannaCry strand that hit back in May 2017. The ransomware, if launched, will encrypt all files on the user’s computer, making them unusable. The ‘worm’ also transmits via networked computers to other computers and servers in the organization to spread itself. The creator demands about $300 worth of Bitcoin to provide the decryption keys (per machine) if infected. It is hit and miss as to whether or not you actually get the decrypter though, as for some time now only about 50-60% actually get their data back even after paying ransoms. The FBI recommends no one ever pay the ransoms as this just keeps this dark business going and encourages further development.
URGENT Malware/Ransomware Newsletter – May 2017
As you may have heard, a new threat has emerged on the internet known as WannaCry (AKA Wcry and WannaCryptor), although the exploit is not new as far as what it does, this latest ransomware threat has already crippled companies overseas and has started to show up in the U.S. including FedEx. The threat comes in the form of a malicious email, that may have a fake invoice (PDF or Word Document) or something similar attached that sounds important (to make you want to open it). The exploit can launch once the attachment is opened. Some have also reported that simply previewing the email can launch the hidden script in the background to launch the ransomware process (but this is unverified).
DNS Texas : E-mail Server Upgrade
Starting 04 March 2017, DNS Texas will begin a mass migration to our new e-mail server farm. You will receive an e-mail from us, if you are a part of this migration. Here’s what you need to know:
