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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…
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US Blames North Korea For Series Of DDoS Attacks
The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a rare cybersecurity bulletin linking North Korea to a series of attacks that have targeted global…
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DDoS attacks hitting ‘record-breaking’ levels as volumes increase 380%
DDoS attackers are hitting hard, fast and with no breaks in between, leading to record-breaking attacks over hours or even days, according to Nexusguard’s Q1 2017 Threat Report.…
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Ten steps for combating DDoS in real time
To the uninitiated, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack can be a scary, stressful ordeal. But don’t panic. Follow these steps by David Holmes, senior technical marketing manager: Security,…
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Where does the cyber security buck stop?
Late last year, Bruce Schneier testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee asking them to consider imposing security regulations on the Internet of Things (IoT). Schneier…
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If You Learn of DDoS Attacks from Customers, You’ve Already Failed
If your customers notice something’s wrong before your own security specialists do, you’ve failed on multiple levels When Benjamin Franklin said, “Time is money,” he gave the world…