2016
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Suspected DDOS attack on Eir email system might have put 400,000 users at risk
DUBLIN, Ireland – In yet another Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack by hackers reported in Ireland, the country’s biggest telco said that its email system suffered a…
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Three ways to prevent a DDoS disaster this Black Friday
Black Friday will be a big day for retailers — and hopefully for all the right reasons. Some of the biggest shopping days of the year are upon…
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DDoS often used as a diversion tactic
While businesses are preoccupied solving DDoS attacks, hackers go in the back door to do some looting. Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks make a lot of noise,…
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Why you should have a DDoS defence
Duncan Hughes explains the best methods to use to effectively protect businesses and ensure networks can stand up to a DDoS attack. The latest headlines have shown that distributed…
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Last month’s botnet DDoS happened because a gamer was mad at PSN
Remember last month, when a Mirai botnet attack brought down half the internet? On October 21, a Distributed Denial of service attack that employed swarms of unsecured “Internet…
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Could a DDoS wipe out Black Friday online sales?
Don’t miss out on Black Friday sales: why retailers must prepare for DDoS threat to online shopping. The recent spate of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks should…