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2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving

This year was yet another year with COVID-19 and malware running rampant in the headlines. Be it in person or online, the world is still struggling in the fight against viruses. This year took another ghastly turn when attacking critical infrastructure and supply chains became a new trend. Perhaps because popular botnets were down, or maybe it’s just plain old-fashioned nation-state sponsored attacks. We saw some previous big players exit the scene this year, some … More ? The post 2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving appeared first on Help Net Security .

NS1 DDoS Overage Protection delivers price protection for business resilience

NS1 announced DDoS Overage Protection. This new premium offering prevents unexpected cost increases in the event of usage spikes due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against NS1’s Managed DNS. DDoS attacks are on the rise. Recent research shows that compared to 2020, the monthly volume of network DDoS attacks in 2021 jumped by 200% and attack intensity skyrocketed 300%. These powerful cyberattacks take websites and applications offline, crippling businesses, impacting revenue, and causing substantial surges … More ? The post NS1 DDoS Overage Protection delivers price protection for business resilience appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks increased 11% in 1H 2021, fueling a global security crisis

NETSCOUT announced findings from its report that underscore the dramatic impact cyberattacks continue to have on private and public organizations and governments worldwide. In the first half of 2021, cybercriminals launched approximately 5.4 million Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks, increasing 11% over 1H 2020 figures. Additionally, data projections point to 2021 as another record-setting year on track to surpass 11 million global DDoS attacks. This long tail of attacker innovation is expected to last, … More ? The post DDoS attacks increased 11% in 1H 2021, fueling a global security crisis appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall detects and defends against treats in web applications

Hillstone Networks released Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall (vWAF) as part of its full breadth of cybersecurity solutions. vWAF addresses and protects against the barrage of vulnerabilities that are regularly reported in web applications and pose a significant threat to an enterprise’s security posture. With vWAF, customers can fully secure applications that span multiple data centers or clouds. With proactive Layer-7 security, it detects and defends against attacks at both the network layer (DDoS attacks, … More ? The post Hillstone virtual Web Application Firewall detects and defends against treats in web applications appeared first on Help Net Security .

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New Zealand DDoS wave targets banks, post offices, weather forecasters and more

Nobody from government will say a word about who’s behind it Banks and post offices in New Zealand have been hit by a cyber offensive, according to reports, consisting of sustained DDoS attacks against a number of critical online services.…

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New Zealand internet outage blamed on DDoS attack on nation’s third largest internet provider

Here in the UK, Sky broadband users back online Parts of New Zealand were cut off from the digital world today after a major local ISP was hit by an aggressive DDoS attack.…

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UK VoIP telco receives ‘colossal ransom demand’, reveals REvil cybercrooks suspected of ‘organised’ DDoS attacks on UK VoIP companies

One firm hit with at least 2 attacks as outages continue Two UK VoIP operators have had their services disrupted over the last couple of days by ongoing, aggressive DDoS attacks.…

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Israeli firm Bright Data named as enabler of Philippines government DDOS attacks on opposition groups

This one has it all: a leaky VPN, creepy proxy networks, 8Chan, clouds hosting wonky workloads, and Swedish digital rights org Qurium Looks like a case of abuse of the service and/or being careless with what your customers get up to. Swedish digital rights organisation Qurium has alleged that an Israeli company called Bright Data has helped the government of the Philippines to DDOS local human rights organisation Karapatan.…

Mirai-style IoT botnet is now scanning for router-pwning critical vuln in Realtek kit

Researchers warn of Dark.IoT’s rapidly evolving nasty A denial-of-service vulnerability affecting SDKs for Realtek chipsets used in 65 vendors’ IoT devices has been incorporated into a son-of-Mirai botnet, according to new research.…

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Kubescape helps admins manage Kubernetes securely

Kubescape is an open-source tool for testing if Kubernetes is deployed securely, as defined in the recently released Kubernetes Hardening Guidance by NSA and CISA. About Kubernetes (“K8s”) Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of application containers across clusters of hosts. “Kubernetes is commonly targeted for three reasons: data theft, computational power theft, or denial of service. Data theft is traditionally the primary motivation; however, cyber actors may attempt … More ? The post Kubescape helps admins manage Kubernetes securely appeared first on Help Net Security .

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