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Real-time infrastructure status and threat intelligence for South African and global providers we depend on. SoftSol monitors every alert listed here and responds across managed client environments. Click What this means & how we respond on any item for context and assurance.
Infrastructure & Connectivity
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Transit & Upstream
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Mann IT Intl gateway 102.218.205.193; International probes (New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore) (4 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Mann IT SA gateway 102.218.205.193; South Africa probes (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria) (3 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Xneelo Intl gateway 156.38.217.49; International probes (New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore) (4 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Xneelo SA gateway 156.38.217.49; South Africa probes (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria) (3 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Operator portal reachability (TCP)
Hosting & Data Centres
Check method: Official Xneelo status feed / TCP fallback
Internet Exchanges (INX-ZA)
Fibre & Open Access Networks
Local ISPs
Public DNS & Resolvers
Check method: Resolver endpoint reachability (TCP/443)
Check method: Resolver endpoint reachability (TCP/443)
Cloud Platforms
Check method: Official Google Cloud status feed
Check method: Official Azure RSS status feed
Check method: Synthetic TCP connection test to af-south-1 endpoint
Mobile Networks
Check method: Mobile operator portal reachability (TCP)
Subsea Cables
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Regional Internet Registry
Check method: Official AFRINIC status feed / portal fallback
Provider maintenance
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in DFW (Dallas) datacenter on 2026-07-27 between 06:00 and 12:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latenc
Window: 2026-07-27 08:00 SAST – 2026-07-27 14:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in AMS (Amsterdam) datacenter on 2026-07-28 between 00:00 and 08:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in lat
Window: 2026-07-28 02:00 SAST – 2026-07-28 10:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in TXL (Berlin) datacenter on 2026-07-28 between 00:30 and 12:30 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latenc
Window: 2026-07-28 02:30 SAST – 2026-07-28 14:30 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in ATL (Atlanta) datacenter on 2026-07-28 between 06:00 and 13:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in laten
Window: 2026-07-28 08:00 SAST – 2026-07-28 15:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in OTP (Bucharest) datacenter on 2026-07-29 between 00:00 and 06:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in lat
Window: 2026-07-29 02:00 SAST – 2026-07-29 08:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in AMS (Amsterdam) datacenter on 2026-07-29 between 00:30 and 06:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in lat
Window: 2026-07-29 02:30 SAST – 2026-07-29 08:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in IAD (Ashburn) datacenter between 2026-07-29 11:30 and 2026-07-30 06:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase
Window: 2026-07-29 13:30 SAST – 2026-07-30 08:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in BCN (Barcelona) datacenter on 2026-07-30 between 00:30 and 12:30 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in lat
Window: 2026-07-30 02:30 SAST – 2026-07-30 14:30 SAST
Threat Intelligence & Vulnerabilities
✓ No critical alerts in the last 48 hours.
🕐 Older alerts (10 items > 48 h)
USN-8610-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker co
USN-8575-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Maxim Suhanov discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate file name length in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read. An attacker co
USN-8609-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
USN-8608-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
USN-8607-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
USN-8606-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
USN-8595-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
USN-8605-1: Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Foo-over-UDP (FO
USN-8604-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Foo-over-UDP (FO
USN-8603-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that some AMD processors did not properly clear data in the floating point divider unit during speculative execution. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
History for the last seven days
Connectivity and security snapshots are recorded every 15 minutes. Data older than seven days is purged automatically.
Y-axis: Operational (0), Degraded (1), Incident / active threat (2). Hover a point for the status text at that time.
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