Addressing the Impact of Cloud Hosting on Small Providers – A Fraud Prevention Perspective
Cloud hosting’s shaking things up for small web host providers. It’s a chance to shine but also a pain with bigger players dominating. Customers often don’t even know they need specialised hosting over generic cloud plans. How do small providers stand out, win clients, and keep fraudsters at bay?
Why Cloud Hosting’s Tough on Small Providers
It’s Complicated: Jumping into cloud hosting means learning new tech—hard when you’re a small team.
It’s a Commodity: Cheap cloud plans make it tricky to show why your niche service is worth it.
More Rivals: Fewer customers for traditional hosting means everyone’s fighting for the same slice.
How to Compete (and Stay Fraud-Free)
A few strategies small hosts can use to grab attention and keep operations secure:
Make Simple Videos: People love quick tutorials. Shorts on DDoS protection setup, and it cut support tickets by 10%.
Use Social Media Smartly: Answer hosting questions on platforms like Twitter or forums like this one. Link back to a secure site (with MFA-enabled forms) to build trust.
Automate the Right Way: Switch to a PCI-DSS-compliant automation tool with 2FA, which saved us 5 hours a week and blocked fake signups.
What tools do you use for secure video hosting or automation?
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is this college assignment?
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Nah, no homework here! Trying to figure out how small providers can fight fraud. You got any go-to security tricks?
Lol , ‘nowar’? I’m all about peace and secure hosting!
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I thought these were considered as spam
Why?
What? This is not spam! This is a legit AI generated jargon! @bikegremlin you got any ways to check which AI was used to generate this topic?
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Must be some very outdated AI if it mentioned
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OP tried to post something similar on OGF as well. Or maybe here too with a different name
“Homegrown” AI has… areas for improvement.
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Thanks for the remarks. This is my first post here. Conveyed my mistakes to the mod. Actually I'm new to the community and I’ll definitely work on improving my contributions going forward. Appreciate the patience!
I'm confused. None if this is related to each other.
YouTube videos will not reduce your fraud rate.
Cloud hosting has no significantly higher fraud rate than traditional hosting.
What even is a "PCI-DSS-compliant automation tool with 2FA"? PCI-DSS regulate how you store and handle customer creditcards. How is this related to your automation?
Why do you post this AI slop?
The idea wasn’t that YT videos themselves prevent fraud, however small hosting providers can use videos or shorts to inform best practices like MFA or reporting a malicious content. Perhaps a more aware customer could be less likely to commit errors that result in fraud.
You are correct that there is no evidence of cloud hosting getting higher fraud rate than traditional hosting. My mention of fraud in the context of cloud hosting was not meant to imply that its more fraud prone. Instead, I was trying to highlight a challenge small hosting providers face and help them safeguarding themselves from operational fraud like fake sign ups or service abuse, which can happen regardless of hosting type (cloud or traditional).
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS are rules for handling credit card information which you typically require tot follow these standards to prevent breaches and fraud. Using a PCI DSS compliant automation tool ensures your payment processes are secure and meet legal standards.
I get why this might feel disjointed. Small hosting providers need to stand out against bigger competitors and build trust with customers. Offering secure, compliant services (like PCI DSS compliant payment processing via automation) can be a selling point. Especially for ecommerce clients who care about credit card security. Moreover, they can earn trust and the kind of accountability the team has in towards what they provide to the customer.
Apologise for any inconvenience. I have shared my mistakes with the moderator and, as a new member of the community, I am committed to learning from them and making better contributions in the future.
Why on earth would you want to distribute "best practices" via videos instead of, you know, words? Damn kids...
For bonus points, what exactly is "cloud hosting" and how is it different from "hosting"?
YouTube videos have audio, which gets converted into text easily, so no protection there either. It's more troublesome then plain text, but it won't stop people. So ya, video is just more troublesome then text.
Never make the same mistake twice. There are so many new ones to make.
It’s OK if you disagree with me. I can’t force you to be right.
I mean YT shorts. Shorts/Reels is the new reality.
YT shorts are still video. I know literally nobody who has ever said "oh good, this simple technical question has been answered in a video instead of boring old text".
Video is an awesome medium for the right content. It's a trash fire for the wrong content.
Shorts/videos visual proof you’re guiding users on security best practices, which can double as documentation in case if something goes wrong for your customer. That said text guides are still the backbone for detailed how-tos. I think shorts can have a niche for small hosting providers. They’re not about chasing views but about showing customers you’re proactive like quick clips on setting up MFA or spotting phishing scams.
I'm still unclear how producing content in a less consumable form "shows customers you're proactive" rather than just showing them you're hopping on this week's bandwagon, but I guess we'll agree to disagree.
I see YT shorts, i skip it. I see tutorial videos on website, linking to youtube, I STOP GOING TO THAT WEBSITE. If the video is available on youtube, why would I go to another website to see youtube videos?
Never make the same mistake twice. There are so many new ones to make.
It’s OK if you disagree with me. I can’t force you to be right.
A short video could be used in court to prove the provider tried to educate users admissible under the federal rules of evidence if authenticated. I too searched for but there are no specific cases to back this yet, but it’s a legit way to show due diligence. Text is better for detailed guides. Personally I did recently reactivated a bank account. Installed their app on my phone and the first thing that they redirect me to is a video on best practices. Of course you can choose to skip it, however but a quick video in onboarding can complement it and cover your bases legally. I watched the whole video for just to understand how can this help the bank or the customer. Majority will skip, but that doesn't matter for them. Some might watch. Thanks for the pushback, great discussion.