Updates, news and developments from hosting, security and Internet infrastructure.
Web & WordPress
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. The number of installed plugins alone does not determine whether a WordPress site is slow or insecure.
Security
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 16 June 2025 CISA added CVE-2025-43200 affecting multiple Apple products and CVE-2023-33538 affecting TP-Link routers to its Known Exploited…
Security
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. A WAF evaluates HTTP requests and can block many malicious patterns before they reach an application.
Security
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. Cloudflare reported blocking 20.5 million DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2025, a 358% year-over-year increase.
Email
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Unexpected forwarding rules, unfamiliar login locations, messages in Sent that the owner did not create, password-reset emails and sudden delivery problems…
Security
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. On 9 April 2025 CISA added CVE-2024-53197 and CVE-2024-53150, Linux kernel out-of-bounds vulnerabilities, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
Security
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. File and directory permissions determine which users and processes may read, modify or execute data.
Security
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Credential stuffing uses username and password combinations stolen from one service against other services.
Security
The aim is to connect the technology with everyday operational decisions. Passwords remain necessary, but a password alone is a single point of failure.
Security
This article is based on a real 2025 incident or official security disclosure. CISA added CVE-2024-55591 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 14 January 2025.
