Over the past month or two, I've noticed roughly ten times more vulnerability-scanning activity in my server logs than usual. The increase started fairly suddenly and is happening…
I'm new to web security and recently deployed my first small website through Netlify. It's only a static HTML, CSS, and JavaScript project, without a backend or anything…
I'm new to web development and recently deployed my first small static site using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I'm learning about observability and noticed 12 requests from what…
I use Cloudflare on my website and configured it to block visitors from Singapore, including interactive challenges and Bot Fight Mode. However, I'm still seeing traffic from Singapore,…
I use Cloudflare and configured it to block visitors from Singapore, including interactive challenges and Bot Fight Mode, but I'm still seeing traffic from there. The traffic appears…
With AI crawlers, automated agents, monitoring tools, and traditional bots visiting websites more often, how reliable is "direct traffic" in modern analytics? If automated visits are included, conversion…
With AI crawlers, automated agents, and traditional bots hitting websites more often, how much of the traffic labeled as "direct" is still human? If automated visits are included,…
I'm trying to understand what realistic traffic looks like for a hobbyist developer's portfolio. I mean actual human visitors, excluding crawlers and other automated requests. For reference, mine…
The online economy relies heavily on streamers and creators who earn money based on views and impressions. But who actually checks whether those views come from real people…
I run a nonprofit educational website built with Django, Gunicorn, and Nginx behind Cloudflare. Around 1:00 AM on August 8, CPU usage began jumping from roughly 20% to…
I run a nonprofit educational website built with Django, Gunicorn, and Nginx behind Cloudflare. Starting around 1:00 AM on August 8, the server began experiencing repeating CPU spikes…
I've noticed a significant increase in my website bills lately, and I'm starting to suspect it's due to bots visiting my site. I have some measures in place,…
I run a marketing site that's starting to attract a lot of bot traffic, particularly from the Netherlands, even though it's meant for the US market. I'm considering…
Hey everyone! I'm currently dealing with some unusual traffic coming from ASN 203020 (HOSTROYALE). We're seeing millions of requests during peak times, and the behavior seems a bit…
I'm hosting a basic one-page portfolio website on GitHub Pages with a custom domain, and I'm using Cloudflare for additional support. Recently, I've been overwhelmed with traffic: the…
Our website is currently facing a massive influx of requests from millions of IPv4 addresses. These requests occur intermittently; they ask for a page, execute JavaScript (as indicated…
I've been managing several e-commerce websites and frequently deal with all sorts of online threats. Recently, I noticed something strange happening on one of my sites on July…