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Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021

Radware has published results from its report which provides an overview of the DDoS attack landscape, application attack developments, and unsolicited network scanning trends. “More DDoS attacks were blocked during the first nine months of 2021 than all of 2020,” said Pascal Geenens, director of threat intelligence for Radware. “During the third quarter, DDoS records for large volumetric attacks were broken across three continents. At the same time, phantom floods, or micro attacks that typically … More ? The post Blocked DDoS events up 75% in the first nine months of 2021 appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall detects and defends against treats in web applications

Hillstone Networks released Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall (vWAF) as part of its full breadth of cybersecurity solutions. vWAF addresses and protects against the barrage of vulnerabilities that are regularly reported in web applications and pose a significant threat to an enterprise’s security posture. With vWAF, customers can fully secure applications that span multiple data centers or clouds. With proactive Layer-7 security, it detects and defends against attacks at both the network layer (DDoS attacks, … More ? The post Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall detects and defends against treats in web applications appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Kubescape helps admins manage Kubernetes securely

Kubescape is an open-source tool for testing if Kubernetes is deployed securely, as defined in the recently released Kubernetes Hardening Guidance by NSA and CISA. About Kubernetes (“K8s”) Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of application containers across clusters of hosts. “Kubernetes is commonly targeted for three reasons: data theft, computational power theft, or denial of service. Data theft is traditionally the primary motivation; however, cyber actors may attempt … More ? The post Kubescape helps admins manage Kubernetes securely appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Corero Network Security expands DDoS protection portfolio with ETD capability

Corero Network Security announces additional flexibility when deploying its SmartWall solution, with a new Edge Threat Defense (ETD) capability. Corero’s mission is to make the internet a safer and more reliable place to do business by protecting against the downtime and disruption caused by DDoS attacks. Corero enables organizations around the globe to maintain business continuity in the event of a DDoS attack, by deploying the award-winning and intelligently automated SmartWall DDoS protection solution that … More ? The post Corero Network Security expands DDoS protection portfolio with ETD capability appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact

Telia Carrier has announced the findings of a report with a perspective on today’s cyber threats from traffic data. The report investigates changes in attack vector, size and frequency, and reveals a staggering 50% increase in peak attack traffic compared to 2019, with a jump to 1.18 Terabytes per Second (TBps) or 887 Mega Packets Per Second (Mpps). In 2020, a staggering 57 Petabits or 14 tera packets of malicious data have been cleaned. During … More ? The post DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact appeared first on Help Net Security .

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How can companies prioritize contact center security?

Security is front of mind for a lot of organizations these days, especially due to the 400% increase in cyberattacks since the pandemic started. Notable and alarming attacks include those on the federal government by nation-state threat actors using widely used third-party tools as vehicles for intrusion. Your contact center is no exception: it’s facing standard cyber security threats, such as DDoS attacks, but also seeing an increase in attacks targeting customers’ personal data. If … More ? The post How can companies prioritize contact center security? appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Week in review: PHP supply chain attack, common zero trust traps, hardening CI/CD pipelines

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Attackers tried to insert backdoor into PHP source code The PHP development team has averted an attempted supply chain compromise that could have opened a backdoor into many web servers. The growing threat to CI/CD pipelines By hardening CI/CD pipelines and addressing security early in the development process, developers can deliver software faster and more securely. DDoS attacks in 2021: What to … More ? The post Week in review: PHP supply chain attack, common zero trust traps, hardening CI/CD pipelines appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks in 2021: What to expect?

We’re only three months into 2021, and Akamai has mitigated 3 out of the 6 largest DDoS attacks they have ever witnessed. Two of these hit the same company on the same day, and the attackers’ goal was extort money from the target. “Growing” DDoS attacks Hoping for a major Bitcoin payout, DDoS attackers continue to raise the bar when it comes to attack size, frequency, and target diversification. “In 2021 alone, we’ve already seen … More ? The post DDoS attacks in 2021: What to expect? appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks surge as cybercriminals take advantage of the pandemic

DDoS attacks reached a record high during the pandemic as cybercriminals launched new and increasingly complex attacks, a Link11 report reveals. The analysis showed a boom in DDoS attacks that were closely linked to the pandemic. Key stats Boom in attacks: From February to September 2020, the number of DDoS attacks nearly doubled and was on average 98% higher than in the same period last year. It Is estimated that there were 50 million DDoS … More ? The post DDoS attacks surge as cybercriminals take advantage of the pandemic appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Insights for navigating a drastically changing threat landscape

In a recent report, Trend Micro announced it detected 119,000 cyber threats per minute in 2020 as home workers and infrastructure came under new pressure from attacks. Attacks on homes surged The report also shows that home networks were a major draw last year for cybercriminals looking to pivot to corporate systems, or compromise and conscript IoT devices into botnets. Attacks on homes surged 210% to reach nearly 2.9 billion—amounting to 15.5% of all homes. … More ? The post Insights for navigating a drastically changing threat landscape appeared first on Help Net Security .

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