Security
Brute-Force Attacks: How Hosting Accounts Can Be Better Protected
Automated login attempts remain common against hosting panels, CMS logins, SSH services and mailboxes.
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Internet & Cloud
Cloudflare Dashboard and API Outage: Control Plane vs Data Plane
Cloudflare reported a major Dashboard and API outage on 12 September 2025 after its Tenant Service API became overloaded.
Domains & DNS
DNS TTL and Propagation: What Actually Happens After a Record Changes
DNS changes do not need to be copied manually across the Internet. Recursive resolvers cache previous answers according to their TTL, so users…
Hosting
CPU, Memory and I/O: How Hosting Resources Work Together
Hosting performance depends on several resources working together. CPU executes application work, memory keeps active data available without…
Security
CISA Adds Citrix and Git Flaws to KEV: Why Active Exploitation Changes Patch Priority
On 25 August 2025 CISA added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: two Citrix Session Recording flaws and a Git…
Internet & Cloud
Cloudflare and AWS us-east-1: Lessons from the August 2025 Network Congestion
Cloudflare reported severe congestion on network paths toward AWS us-east-1 on 21 August 2025.
Security
Why Logs Matter During a Security Incident
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Logs provide a timeline of requests, authentication events, errors and system activity.
Hosting
PHP Versions: Balancing Compatibility, Security and Performance
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. PHP versions have defined support lifecycles.
Internet & Cloud
Latency, Distance and Network Paths: Why Geography Still Matters
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Data travels through physical networks, routers and interconnection points.
Security
Cisco ISE Vulnerabilities Added to CISA's Exploited-Vulnerability Catalog
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 28 July 2025 CISA added CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20337 affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog…
Email
SMTP Reputation: Why the Sending Infrastructure Matters
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Mailbox providers evaluate more than message content.
Internet & Cloud
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 Outage: A Configuration Change and 62 Minutes of DNS Disruption
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. Cloudflare reported that a service-topology change on 14 July 2025 caused an outage of its 1.1.1.1 public DNS resolver at the edge.