Sector news

dns flag day

Will your website survive DNS Flag Day?

  • 30 January 2019
  • Reading time: 2 min

From DNS Flag Day onwards, all DNS servers will have to comply with the new EDNS standard. Otherwise, the domains they point to will become unreachable. Why this important step?...

Frauduleuze websites sneller offline

Fraudulent websites are taken offline faster

  • 14 January 2019
  • Reading time: 3 min

In collaboration with the FPS Economy, DNS Belgium will be able to take fraudulent .be websites offline more quickly. What does this measure actually do?  The success of e-commerce also...

Geo-blocking

What should you do to ensure that your web store complies with the new geo-blocking regulation?

  • 9 January 2019
  • Reading time: 3 min

In order to promote cross-border digital trade in services and goods, the EU has issued a directive prohibiting geo-blocking and geo-filtering. But what exactly does this directive mean? Geo-blocking and...

PHP 7.3 direct beschikbaar in my combell

PHP 7.3.0 has been released – get it from Combell now!

  • 17 December 2018
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Once again, Combell has proven its ability to monitor the evolution of technology and to offer new products to its customers as soon as they are available. On 6 December...

WordPress 5.0

What new features does WordPress 5.0 introduce?

  • 17 December 2018
  • Reading time: 5 min

WordPress names its various versions after jazz musicians, and version 5.0 was named Bebo, in tribute to Cuban jazz pianist Bebo Valdés. But this is definitely not the only new...

Comodo becomes Sectigo

The brand of your SSL certificate undergoes a name change: Comodo is now Sectigo

  • 20 November 2018
  • Reading time: 3 min

Comodo's SSL certificates are being rebranded as Sectigo. What exactly does this mean for your Comodo certificate? UPDATE: Error messages possible with outdated MacOS Why are Comodo certificates given a...

Test-aankoop research webshops

Test-Achats found that 55 out of 100 web stores are not secure

  • 14 November 2018
  • Reading time: 4 min

Test-Achats recently found that some Belgian web stores leave the door open for intruders. We at Combell consider Internet security a top priority and therefore offer various features that you...

Deloitte fast 50

Combell again nominated for Deloitte Technology Fast 50

  • 29 October 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

This year, Combell has once again been nominated for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which features Belgium’s fifty fastest-growing technology companies. Participants in the Fast 50 are evaluated based on...

Ontdek de nieuwe WordPress-editor Gutenberg

Discover the new Gutenberg WordPress editor

  • 19 September 2018
  • Reading time: 5 min

WordPress 5.0, which is due for release at the end of 2018, will come with a new editor called Gutenberg. If you want, you can already try the beta version....

.app domain extension pre-registration

The .app domain extension will be available soon

  • 25 April 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

A new extension will be launched on 8 May 2018. Do you develop or design applications? Then, you may have been waiting for this .app domain extension to be available...

Nieuwe gebruikersvoorwaarden .be domeinnamen

New terms of use for .be domain names

  • 12 April 2018
  • Reading time: 3 min

All registrants (i.e. the owners) of a .be domain name will soon receive an e-mail from registry operator DNS Belgium announcing changes to the terms of use for .be domain...

Http sites binnenkort strenger afgestraft in google chrome

No HTTPS for your website? From July, Chrome will warn your visitors!

  • 22 February 2018
  • Reading time: 2 min

Google is keeping its promises and will soon clearly warn people who use its Chrome browser when they visit a website that is not using HTTPS. So, make sure to...