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Diagram: a botnet controlled via command-and-control launching a DDoS attack over the internet against load balancers and pods

What is a (D)DoS - technical

Technical (D)DoS attack vectors: Layer 3/4 floods, BGP hijacking, Layer 7 application DDoS, and operational resilience strategies to keep services available.

What is a (D)DoS - technical
Diagram: a botnet controlled via command-and-control launching a DDoS attack over the internet against load balancers and pods

What is a (D)DoS

Non-technical (D)DoS overview: how denial-of-service attacks operate at the Business, Social, and Informational level, and what protection looks like at each.

What is a (D)DoS
Diagram: traffic flow through Istio Ambient's ztunnel data plane

Istio vs. Envoy Gateway: Gateway API on Kubernetes

Comparing Istio and Envoy Gateway as Gateway API implementations: mTLS, egress, Cilium, managed cloud specifics (AKS, GKE, OVH MKS), and real client IP.

Istio vs. Envoy Gateway: Gateway API on Kubernetes
Diagram: a botnet controlled via command-and-control launching a DDoS attack over the internet against load balancers and pods

(D)DoS and Application Security: The Complete Guide

Index for a three-part (D)DoS and Application Security series: business, social, and technical denial-of-service, plus SQL Injection, Log4Shell, and OWASP risks.

(D)DoS and Application Security: The Complete Guide

How I work with Claude Code

My practical workflow for using Claude Code: project-level rules, persistent memory across sessions, plan mode, and what needs scaffolding to work well.

How I work with Claude Code
Architecture diagram: LLM inference pipeline on OVH Managed Kubernetes Service

LLM Inference on OVH MKS: The Complete Guide

Index and reading guide for a six-part series on self-hosting LLM inference on OVH MKS — vLLM, GPU node pools, Terraform, observability, clients, and a gateway.

LLM Inference on OVH MKS: The Complete Guide