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Attackers intensify DDoS attacks with new tactics

As we entered 2023, the cybersecurity landscape witnessed an increase in sophisticated, high-volume attacks, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 600 to 800 Gbps. UDP flood attacks were most common and amounted to 52% of total attacks, while SYN flood accounted for 24%. In third place was TCP flood. The most-attacked business sectors are gaming, telecom, and financial. The longest attack duration in Q2/Q3 was seven days, 16 hours, and 22 minutes. … More ? The post Attackers intensify DDoS attacks with new tactics appeared first on Help Net Security .

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NETSCOUT enhances its AED with ML-based Adaptive DDoS Protection

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS has released its latest version of Arbor Edge Defense (AED) which includes new ML-based Adaptive DDoS Protection. According to NETSCOUT’s latest DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, there has been a significant increase in a new breed of dynamic DDoS attacks that use multiple vectors and techniques to launch botnet-based, direct-path, state exhaustion, and application-layer attacks designed to evade conventional static network and cloud-only-based DDoS defense. Every enterprise is at grave risk today if they … More ? The post NETSCOUT enhances its AED with ML-based Adaptive DDoS Protection appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Industry responses and strategies for navigating the tides of DDoS attacks

It is important not to underestimate the potentially devastating impact of DDoS attacks. Organizations of all sizes should take proactive measures to mitigate and safeguard against DDoS attacks, ensuring the continuity and resilience of their operations. Throughout this Help Net Security video round-up, experts emphasize the need for a collective effort in the fight against DDoS attacks. Complete videos Bryant Rump, Principal Security Architect at Neustar Security Services, talks about the challenges of mitigating immense … More ? The post Industry responses and strategies for navigating the tides of DDoS attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .