2017
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Stealthy DDoS attacks distract from more destructive security threats
The greatest DDoS risk for organisations is the barrage of short, low volume attacks which mask more serious network intrusions. Despite several headline-dominating, high-volume DDoS attacks over the…
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Why IoT Botnets Might be the Next Big Worry ?
Rise of IoT globally is still in its early days hence the level of protection is on the lower end. We all love Internet of Things (IoT), isn’t…
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Lawmakers seek answers on alleged FCC DDoS attack
Five Democratic senators are seeking an FBI investigation into possible cyberattacks on the Federal Communication Commission’s online comment system. The FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System crashed in the early…
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7 nightmare cyber security threats to SMEs and how to secure against them
Small businesses face a range of cyber threats daily and are often more vulnerable than the larger organisations. Small businesses that see themselves as too small to be…
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8 RCE, DoS holes in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine plugged
After the discovery and the fixing of a “crazy bad” remote code execution flaw in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine earlier this month, now comes another MMPE security…
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What’s business continuity management and why does your business need it?
Reality check: Modern businesses rely on their digital capabilities now more than ever. Downtime has become a terrifying thing to even utter, let alone consider. This is why…
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The dark, dangerous, and insanely profitable world of DDoS attacks
Imagine a business model with a 95 percent profit margin. As wonderful as this sound, this business is certainly not something that most would want to get into.…
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Report: DDoS attacks are less common, but they’re bigger
Information security company Verisign just published its Distributed Denial of Trends Report for Q1 2017. This report talks about changes in the frequency, size, and type of DDoS…
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Examining the FCC claim that DDoS attacks hit net neutrality comment system
Attacks came from either an unusual type of DDoS or poorly written spam bots. On May 8, when the Federal Communications Commission website failed and many people were…
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DDoS attacks shorter and more frequent: 80% now take less than an hour
During Q1 2017, a reduction in average DDoS attack duration was witnessed, thanks to the prevalence of botnet-for-hire services that commonly used short, low-volume bursts. Imperva Incapsula’s latest…