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Scalable Cloud Services: What They Are and How to Plan for Cost-Efficient Growth

Scalable cloud services let your business flex during traffic spikes so you stay online, fast, and secure. This guide explains what true cloud scalability looks like for your website, app, or server. Plus, how to plan a cost-effective hybrid architecture, and why forecast-based scaling often beats frantic auto-scaling. Read a hands-on case study (MegaMillions) and get a quick next step to test your setup.

The Cloudflare Outage Took Down Parts of the Internet. Here’s What Businesses Can Learn from It.

On November 18, 2025, the Cloudflare Outage disrupted websites and internet services for roughly six hours, blocking access to apps, authentication, and even DNS resolution around the world. At DataYard, we see this event as a practical reminder: outages happen to the biggest companies, so businesses must design hosting and DNS strategies that prioritize resilience. Read Cloudflare’s postmortem for the technical timeline and use this guide to reduce your risk.

Know Your Enemy: Red and Purple Teaming for Cyber Defense

Cybersecurity can’t be limited to reacting to threats, especially when you don’t know where your real gaps are. Red and Purple Teaming flips the script; letting you simulate real-world attacks to uncover vulnerabilities, sharpen incident response, and improve your security posture before the stakes are high. In this blog, we break down what these exercises are, why they matter, and how to start using them effectively — including how to align them with your organization’s risk profile, budget, and level of maturity.

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Linux Persistence Techniques: How Attackers Maintain Long-Term Access

Overview Systemd services are the standard mechanism for managing long-running processes in most modern Linux distributions. Because services start automatically with the system, adversaries often

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Linux Keylogging with Rust and evdev

Keyloggers remain a staple in many red team operations and threat actor campaigns, offering deep insight into user behavior, passwords, and command history. I wanted

Connect Mail – Set-Up with Mozilla Thunderbird

From the main screen after download, choose the option Create a New Account. A new screen will pop up, you will enter: Your Name: As you wish

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DataYard Drinks Beer

It’s National Drink A Beer day and we’re happy to throw one back with you on this fine Saturday in September. Just to clue you

Just Keep Swinging : DataYard Celebrates 23 Years

This year at DataYard we celebrate 23 years of hard work, ambition, and success. First things first, we want to thank all of our wonderful,

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