Learn the key differences between event-driven and polling architectures in software design. Explore use cases, performance, scalability, and when to use each model.
Discover what DDoS attacks are, how they overwhelm websites using botnets, and how to protect your server with DDoS prevention tools, firewalls, traffic monitoring, and scalable infrastructure.
Discover the key aspects of security and privacy in distributed systems, including authentication, encryption, secure communication, and intrusion prevention.
Learn how authorization grants or denies user permissions after authentication. Explore roles, permissions, examples, and best-practice tips for secure access control.
The Leader and Follower pattern improves consistency and availability in distributed systems by electing a single leader to handle all write operations and coordinate replication, while followers act as backups or serve read requests.