2017
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Dormant Linux kernel vulnerability finally slayed
Just, er, eight years later A recently resolved vulnerability in the Linux kernel that had the potential to allow an attacker to gain privilege escalation or cause denial…
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Taiwan high-tech industry hardest hit by DDoS attacks in last 30 days
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Most denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks launched by hackers from Feb. 15 to March 14, 2017 in Taiwan targeted the high-tech industry, according to statistics compiled by leading…
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DDoS Attacks; Can You Find Who Dunnit?
Kaspersky Lab and B2B International recently polled 4,000 businesses among 25 countries that had been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack; 40% of respondents said…
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IoT DDoS Reaches Critical Mass
In the wake of the Mirai botnet activity that dominated the end of last year, the “DDoS of Things (DoT)”, where bad actors use IoT devices to build…
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185,000+ vulnerable Wi-Fi cameras just waiting to be hijacked
A generic wireless camera manufactured by a Chinese company and sold around the world under different names and brands can be easily hijacked and/or roped into a botnet.…
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How Homeland Security plans to end the scourge of DDoS attacks
The agency is working on a multimillion dollar effort to protect the country’s most critical systems from distributed denial of service attacks, which are among the simplest digital…
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7 Security Steps To Defend Your Company Fram A DDoS Attack
Of all the cybersecurity threats today’s businesses face, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are among the most complex and devastating. This type of breach involves multiple compromised systems that…
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Businesses blame rivals for DDoS attacks
Industrial sabotage is considered to be the most likely reason behind a distributed denial of service attack, a study has revealed More than 40% of businesses hit by…