2014
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Register for DDoS Protection and Response Strategies Webinar!
As cyber-criminals innovate and develop new techniques to tackle defensive methods, it has never been more important for information security professionals to have strong, proactive defense and…
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#OpOrwahHammad – DDoS attack on Israeli Government Websites for Killing 14-Year-Old Orwah Hammad
Online hacktivist collective Anonymous has knocked 43 Israeli government websites offline in response to the killing of 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy Orwah Hammed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Conducted…
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DDoS attack on Ukraine election commission website
Ukraine’s election commission website has been attacked by hackers on the eve of the country’s parliamentary polls. According to Ukrainian officials, the website came under cyber attack on…
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The DDoS Protections Services Landscape
As the Director of Sales for DOSarrest Internet Security I have the opportunity to speak with many prospects looking for DDoS protection service for their corporate website. What…
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India accounts for 26% of top DDoS traffic
Majority of DDoS traffic in 2014 originated from India, says a new research from Symantec. Of the top 50 countries that witnessed the highest volume of originating DDoS…
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More than 70 Hong Kong government websites ‘under DDoS attack from Anonymous hackers’
Over 70 government websites have been targeted this month by cyberattacks believed to have been directed by hackers operating under the banner of Anonymous, a brand adopted by…
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DDoS Attacks: Legitimate Form of Protest or Criminal Act?
A basic premise of a democratic society gives its citizens rights to participate in debate and effect change by taking to the streets to demonstrate. In the U.S., this…
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International Middle East Media Center back on-line after DDoS Attack
The website of the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) is back online after the Palestinian news service, under the auspices of the Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between…
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Reflection DDoS Attacks Using Millions of UPnP Devices on the Rise
After successful in launching reflection and amplification Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks by abusing various protocols such as DNS, NTP and SMTP, hackers are now abusing Simple Service Discovery…
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How Russian hackers used Microsoft PowerPoint files to hack NATO computers
The ‘Patch Tuesday’ fixes included a patch for a vulnerability that a Russian Hacker team was using to target NATO. These attacks target high-profile organizations so you don’t…