Enterprises in denial regarding network security
Many enterprises possess an unrealistic confidence surrounding the security of their networks. According to a Lancope survey, more than 65 percent of IT/security professionals …
Real-time data analysis increases DDoS defenses
Real-time analytics are a powerful tool for identifying denial of service attacks and other cyber threats, risks and events. Prolexic recommends that the information gleaned …
DDoS attack size growing dramatically
Arbor Networks released data on DDoS attack trends for the first half of 2013. The data shows that DDoS continues to be a global threat, with a clear increase in attack size, …
DDoS attacks are getting bigger, stronger and longer
Prolexic Technologies announced that the average packet-per-second (pps) rate reached 47.4 Mpps and the average bandwidth reached 49.24 Gbps based on data collected in Q2 2013 …
StealthWatch gets enhanced threat detection
Lancope released the latest version of its StealthWatch flow-based monitoring system to enable faster, more effective threat detection and incident response. With StealthWatch …
Can DDoS attackers turn mitigation devices against you?
SYN reflection attacks are one of the more sophisticated DDoS attack methods and typically require some skill to execute. However, they have recently grown in popularity as …
DDoS attacks: What they are and how to protect yourself
Ameen Pishdadi is the CTO at GigeNET. In this interview he discusses the various types of DDoS attacks, tells us who is at risk, tackles information gathering during attacks, …
LinkedIn outage was due to DNS records misconfiguration
The mystery of the LinkedIn outage has been revealed: Network Solutions, its DNS provider, has been battered by a DDoS attack and while defending itself, misconfigured the DNS …
Profiling modern hackers: Hacktivists, criminals, and cyber spies
Sun Tzu, the renowned military strategist and author of The Art of War, was known for the saying, “Know thy enemy and known thyself, and you will not be imperiled in a …
Barracuda updates web application firewall
Barracuda Networks announced Barracuda Web Application Firewall 7.8, specifically aimed at reducing the impact of automated attack attempts from botnets. Automated botnet …
Four LulzSec hackers handed prison sentences
Four LulzSec members have been sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court for taking part in the 2011 attacks against a series of high-profile websites and publishing user …
Tips for validating DDoS defenses
Prolexic has issued a number of recommendations that organizations can use to validate their DDoS defenses, as well as protection services they receive from mitigation …
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