Security
The pattern across recent reporting is larger peaks over shorter windows, often as a distraction.
A brief flood can exhaust connection limits and slip past reactive mitigation that takes minutes to engage. The site recovers before anyone diagnoses it.
A CDN or proxy in front of the origin absorbs most volumetric attacks, and hiding the origin address stops attackers bypassing it.
Reverse-proxy phishing relays credentials and one-time codes in real time, which defeats SMS and app-based factors.
Post-quantum algorithms are being adopted in browsers and TLS libraries ahead of any practical quantum threat.
Shared vaults have replaced spreadsheets and messaging apps for credential handling in many small teams.
Local capacity keeps growing, and the practical effect for businesses is shorter round trips and simpler compliance.
The obligations are lighter than most owners fear, but they are not zero, and a few of them touch your hosting directly.
West African connectivity depends on a small number of submarine cables. When one is damaged, the effects are immediate and the re…
