If you are using our iOS and Android applications, you are able to receive notifications directly to your phone - free of charge - as long as your device is connected to the Internet.

And here's how you can set up contacts, push notifications and Google cloud messaging notifications on your iOS and Android devices:

The Current Status application for iOS is designed for you to easily monitor the status of your targets via your iPhone, iPad or iPod.

This application enables you to view the status of your targets, to suspend targets, to perform “Instant tests," to suspend/activate notifications and be alerted immediately upon a failure. The best thing is that it all comes packed in an intuitive interface.

If you have an Android smart phone or a tablet, you can install our WebSitePulse Current Status application and be alerted directly to your mobile device, free of charge. Keep in mind that your device has to be connected to the Internet in order for the application to work correctly.

Most of us are familiar with hacker attacks that shut down sites through a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. But as a refresher, a DDoS is an attack performed through a multitude of systems (usually compromised personal computers) on a single target.

Getting connected to the Web

Have you ever wondered how many different devices and servers are connected to the Internet every second? I was surprised to find out that now - in 2013 - almost 80 different products are connecting to the Internet every second. According to Cisco - this number will raise to 250 devices per second by 2020.