2012
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What DDoS attacks reveal about your security infrastructure
As we close out 2012, there is no doubt that this year will go down as epic in the history books of information security professionals. Looking back on…
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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks: 2013 Predictions
During the last third of 2012, 10 major U.S. banks were the targets of powerful distributed-denial-of-service attacks apparently launched by a foreign hacktivist group. Some observers predict there…
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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks on Major Banks Causing Problems for Customers
The websites of major U.S. banks are facing a new round of cyber attacks linked to the same group responsible for similar assaults earlier this year. The latest…
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National banking regulator advises on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack deluge
The regulator for national banks issued an alert Friday about the apparent uptick in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks being waged against financial institutions. The note from the Office of the Comptroller of…
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Week in review: Android spam-spreading botnet, highest profile software failures of 2012, and data center design innovations
Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, interviews and articles: Improving information security with one simple question Anyone who has children, or has had…
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Details of the complexity of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks
DDoS‘s popularity as an attack method can be explained by how important availability is to most organizations’ ability to function. Availability is as critical to an organization today…
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Mobile malware, botnets and attacks on the cloud to rise
ESET has published its annual review of the past year's threat trends and compiled predictions for 2013. According to the new report, the 2013 threatscape will see major…
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Wells Fargo Still Dealing with Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack
Hacktivists’ phase 2 distributed-denial-of-service attacks against U.S. banks appeared to subside Dec. 19. Only Wells Fargo reported online access issues, but the bank pointed out that outages were…
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Android botnet spreads SMS spam
Researchers from two security firms have detected widespread SMS spam campaigns aimed at making users download a new Android Trojan that ropes their devices into a mobile botnet…
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Hackers warn: We’ll hit US banks… again
Insecure PHP web apps powering zombie DDoS assault Hackers who claimed responsibility for a series of denial of service attacks against US banks in September have warned the…