Cloudflare Outage: What Brought Down So Many Websites in India and Worldwide?
Many well-known websites , like Bet365, League of Legends, Sage, YouTube, and Google, were down for almost three hours on Tuesday because of a big Cloudflare outage. What happened, why it matters, and what it means for the health of the internet are all here. What Is Cloudflare? One of the top providers of cybersecurity and cloud services worldwide is Cloudflare. The business runs data centers all over the world and provides advanced defenses against cyber threats, data loss protection, and web and email security. According to Cloudflare, it offers a "immune system for the internet," thwarting billions of online threats every day. Even during spikes or cyberattacks, its infrastructure helps keep websites up and running and speeds up internet traffic. Cloudflare's technology is widely used in the digital world, with almost 300,000 customers across 125 countries and quarterly revenues exceeding $500 million. Why Does Cloudflare Matter? Several backbone companies...