2015
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A comparative view of cloud-based DDoS protection services from Astute Hosting
Six months ago we experienced a 30Gb/sec and 60M PPS attack that was targeting over 1000 IPs on our network. Although we eventually stopped the attack with the…
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MLG Pro League Suffers Increase of DDoS Attacks
A recent increase of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, or getting “hit off,” is becoming a serious issue that teams are facing daily in the MLG Pro…
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Cyber-security’s dirty little secret: It’s not as bad as you think
And as for botnets … on their way out A new research report from the Global Commission on Internet Governance has reached a surprising conclusion: cyberspace is actually…
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A comparative view of cloud-based DDoS protection services
Six months ago we experienced a 30Gb/sec and 60M PPS attack that was targeting over 1000 IPs on our network. Although we eventually stopped the attack with the…
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New GamaPoS malware targets US companies
After dedicating their efforts to swelling the number of computers roped into their malicious net, the masters of the Andromeda botnet are putting it to use by delivering…
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Cisco Videoscape bug could bring endless repeats to your tellie
Cloudy PVR has denial of service problem, but the fix is in Cisco is asking Web broadcasters using its Videoscape TV-over-IP streaming product to get patching, after a…
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Three Israelis among dozens arrested in global sting on hacking forum
Israeli suspects include an Israeli Arab who is believed to have used his hacking prowess to assist a terror group hostile to Israel. Three Israelis – including an…
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The most damaging ramifications of DDoS attacks
More than half of IT security professionals (52 percent) said loss of customer trust and confidence were the most damaging consequences of DDoS attacks for their businesses, according…
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Telegram messaging app cops 200Gbps DDoS
‘Someone from East Asia is pissed’ say admins, but our cyborgs are fighting back Popular messaging platform Telegram has been hit with a 200Gbps distributed denial of service…
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Bitcoin Exchange OKCoin’s Statement After July DDOS Attacks
Last week, bitcoin exchange OKCoin suffered a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack, preventing users from accessing the platform for a while. On the afternoon of the attack,…