Every 60 seconds on your web server a minute passes

And during that minute there is a chance that a malicious bot had tried to scan your site for credentials or some other vulnerability. Don't believe me? Check this out: This is called background-noise and it is considered a normal part of the internet. Akin busy streets of a huge city, the internet is quietly but constantly buzzing with “life”. However, in contrast to law-abiding citizens, the internet is more like a constant anarchy—you better watch your back or else. Or else what exactly? The purpose of these scanners is simple, in fact they don't even try to hide that well — it is trivial to spot them. They are going over the whole Internet, knocking on each door in the hopes it is open. If it is — jackpot, the server might leak some valuable credentials like API keys that can be abused. This is not a targeted attack, though. This is literally noise, a bit like cars passing by polluting the air. Except some of them can scoop up your data and hold it ransom or simply overload your…