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Domain hijacking doesn’t look dramatic at first. Traffic drops, emails bounce, or users land on a page you don’t control. By the time you realize the domain was taken over, brand damage and data risk are already in motion. This article breaks down what actually happens after a domain hijack. Lost revenue, SEO fallout, phishing […]
Website maintenance is easy to postpone until something breaks. Updates pile up, backups fall behind, and small issues quietly turn into outages or security problems. By the time users notice, the fix is rarely quick. This guide approaches website maintenance as an operational routine, not a once-in-a-while task. It’s based on common failure patterns teams […]
Incidents don’t fail teams, process does. Alerts fire, context is missing, and the same questions get asked while the outage clock keeps running. Without a clear incident flow, even small issues turn into drawn-out disruptions. This post breaks down incident management as it actually happens during live outages. Detection, triage, communication, resolution, and follow-up, where […]
POP3 and IMAP issues don’t always look like outages. Mail servers stay reachable, but inboxes stop syncing, clients time out, or messages arrive hours late. Users feel it immediately, even when basic checks say everything is “up.” This article explains how POP3 and IMAP monitoring works in real mail systems. It looks at common failure […]
We’ve already demonstrated how to maintain a fresh and functional website. Now, let’s explore some examples of creative maintenance pages! A maintenance page is often the first thing users see when something goes wrong. If it’s vague, broken, or overly clever, trust drops fast. If it’s clear and calm, downtime feels shorter, even when it […]
Keyword changes rarely break things outright, but they signal trouble early. Rankings slip, branded terms disappear, or a competitor jumps ahead before traffic drops show up in analytics. By the time revenue moves, the window to react is smaller. This article looks at real keyword monitoring use cases teams rely on day to day. Tracking […]
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