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Cloudflare updated Smart Tiered Cache to use customer-supplied cloud region hints to more accurately choose upper-tier locations for origins on AWS, GCP, Azure and Oracle Cloud. For MSPs and sysadmins this can reduce latency, improve cache hit rates and help lower egress costs by routing to better-suited upper-tier points.
Krebs on Security reports a startup offering millions for zero-day flaws in popular software is operated by people with criminal records who previously ran fake intelligence firms and a defunct AI lobbying project under aliases. For MSPs and server admins this raises the risk from vulnerabilities traded via opaque buyers and underscores the need to review supplier trust, patching and monitoring practices.
The FBI, working with industry partners, took control of hundreds of domains tied to NetNut. NetNut is a residential proxy service run by Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]; the move followed reporting that linked NetNut to the Popa botnet, which involves at least two million compromised devices. MSPs and server admins should monitor outbound proxies, tighten filtering and scan endpoints for compromise.
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