Public content attracts abuse: scrapers, bad bots, hotlinkers draining bandwidth, cache poisoning attempts and volumetric attacks. This section is for security engineers, SREs, DevOps leads and CTOs who need to understand these threats and pick controls that fit their stack and budget.
Articles explain how hotlinking and bandwidth theft work and how to stop them, the mechanics of web cache poisoning, good vs bad bots, rate limiting, API security trends and the cost of DDoS and WAF services from major vendors. Market coverage is vendor-neutral and focuses on what each option protects, what it costs and how it affects latency for legitimate users. For controls on who can access content, continue in encryption and access.
