Rate limiting controls how many requests users can make to your site. This is usually put in place to stop abusive bots, limit login attempts, and control API usage, which can prevent your server from slowing down under load. Rate limiting can’t always save you from massive traffic spikes, so […]
TikTok And WeChat Banned From App Store Downloads Starting September 20
DANIEL CONSTANTE / Shutterstock After a long saga involving a potential takeover of Microsoft then an official offer from Oracle, it looks like Tiktok, along with WeChat, will be started from all app stores. US Department of Commerce issued an order ban both from app stores starting September 20, with […]
Chuck E. Cheese, Down on His Luck, Now Wants to Shred 7 Billion Arcade Tickets
ZikG / Shutterstock.com Chuck E. Cheese, America’s sixth best arcade and 60,000th best pizza place, isn’t doing very well. Between declining cultural relevance and the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that the company declared bankruptcy in June. But what to do with billions of unused prize tickets, never to be […]
How Email Bombing Uses Spam to Hide an Attack
Hanss / Shutterstock If you suddenly start receiving an endless stream of unwanted emails, perhaps asking for confirmation of a subscription, you are the victim of an email bombardment. The author is probably trying to hide his real purpose, so here’s what to do. What is email bombardment? Master1305 / […]
The Twitch Hive-Mind Barrel Rolled a 747 in 'Flight Simulator' without Crashing
Microsoft Leaving a chat on Twitch-Stream has become a popular fair since Twitch plays Pokemon took the world by storm. In the latest iteration, Rami Ismail set up a Twitch Stream for the all-new Flight simulator and let its viewers take control. Surprisingly, they didn’t immediately crush the place. Miraculously, […]