2017
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Dems: FCC DDoS Attack Raises Cybersecurity Questions
Looking for lots more answers on net neutrality docket. If the FCC was subject to multiple DDoS attacks that affected input in the Open Internet comment docket, leading…
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Why the Internet of Things could lead to the next great wave of DDoS attacks
Businesses should ensure that they are still securely protected against DDoS attacks, despite the recent growth of other trends such as ransomware. That’s the warning from Arbor Networks,…
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Hacked: How Business Is Fighting Back Against the Explosion in Cybercrime
Business is under assault from cybercriminals like never before, and the cost to companies is exploding. Here’s what you need to know about safeguarding your digital assets. 1.…
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Final Fantasy 14 is experiencing DDoS attacks
Trouble logging in? It may be due to hackers Final Fantasy 14’s servers have been under intense strain this past weekend. It now seems that these issues are…
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Risk Management Pros Say an IoT Security Incident Could Be Catastrophic
A recent survey by the Ponemon Insitute and the Shared Assessments Program of 553 people with a role in risk management in their organizations found that 94 percent…
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DDOS Attacks on the Rise
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks leverage compromised devices to generate a flood of traffic, overwhelming online services and rendering them unresponsive. DDoS services are widely available on…
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It’s 2017, and UPnP is helping black-hats run banking malware
Pinkslipbot malware copies Conflicker for C&C channel Another banking malware variant has been spotted in the wild, and it’s using UPnP to pop home routers to expose unsuspecting…
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Bigger & smaller – DDoS threats here to stay with conflicting trends
The noise created by distributed denial of service attacks is higher than ever – with vendors and attackers complicating the picture – but what do enterprises need to…
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DDoS attacks continue to morph
According to Bryan Hamman, territory manager for sub-Saharan Africa at Arbor Networks, while reflection and amplification techniques have come to characterise a large number of complex, multi-vector DDoS…