2013
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Threat of the Week: DDoS For Hire on the Rise
Just when you thought you could tune out the fears about DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks, listen up: the risks for you suddenly are much graver, and…
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Microsoft loads botnet-crushing data into Azure
C-TIP gives ISPs near-realtime access to MARS data Microsoft is plugging its security intelligence systems into Azure so that service providers and local authorities can get near-realtime information…
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Iranian Hackers Launching Cyber-Attacks on U.S. Energy Firms: Report
Iranian hackers launched attacks as part of a campaign against the country’s oil and gas industry, according to current and former U.S. government officials. Iranian hackers have amped…
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DDoS Attacks – Understanding the Dangers
If you’re a small business owner, or if you own Web space for any reason, one of the new threats that have no doubt begun to appear on…
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Legitimate online services enable DDoS-attacks-for-hire sites
A recent expose shines a light onto the strange world of “booter” or “stressor” web sites which offer DDoS-attacks-for-hire Is an online payment giant Paypal unwittingly enabling DDoS…
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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 attacks recently have gain…
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Saudi Web Sites Under DDoS Attack
The Saudi Interior Ministry said Friday that several government Web sites have come under attack in a campaign hackers are calling #OpSaudi. Hackers who identify with the loose…
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LulzSec Hackers Get Years Of Prison Time
Four men who took part in a significant number of cyber attacks on the likes of the NHS, Sony and the CIA received stern sentences today, following a…
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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 providers. Organizations sh…
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Fraudster who hired hackers to manipulate stock prices goes to prison
The central organizer of a worldwide conspiracy to manipulate stock prices through a “botnet” network of virus-controlled computers was sentenced today to 71 months in prison and was…