Nascent platform provides miscreants an easier and cheaper way to launch remote access, DDoS, and other attacks A platform that makes it easier for cyber criminals to establish command-and-control (C2) servers has already attracted 3,000 users since launching earlier this year, and will likely expand its client list in the coming months.…
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Dark Utilities C2 service draws thousands of cyber criminals
And is if to confirm the link, a DDoS takes out Taiwan’s presidential website ahead of senior politico’s arrival Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has tied her controversial visit to Taiwan to an alleged barrage of China-directed cyber-attacks against the territory.…
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Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit
A ‘sophisticated, global botnet’ held an Eastern European biz under siege over 30 days Akamai Technologies squelched the largest-ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in Europe earlier this month against a company that was being consistently hammered over a 30-day period.…
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Akamai: We stopped record DDoS attack in Europe
Emerging threat group offers a broad range of attack services An emerging and fast-growing threat group is using a unique business model to offer cybercriminals a broad range of services that span from leaked databases and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to hacking scripts and, in the future, potentially ransomware.…
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Cyber-mercenaries for hire represent shifting criminal business model
Neustar Security Services is launching a new regional DDoS mitigation and application security data center in Dubai this October. With this expansion in the Middle East, Neustar Security Services fills a burgeoning demand for a local security presence that can ensure data sovereignty and low latency performance for customers in the region. The new Dubai node also underscores the company’s commitment to continuously invest in its Ultra Secure infrastructure, ensuring that Neustar Security Services maintains … More ? The post Neustar Security Services launches DDoS mitigation and application security data center in Dubai appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Neustar Security Services launches DDoS mitigation and application security data center in Dubai
Watch out for deadly pinchers after that record-breaking attack The botnet behind the largest-ever HTTPS-based distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is now named after a tiny shrimp.…
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Meet Mantis, the tiny shrimp that launched 3,000 DDoS attacks
G-Core Labs’ XDP-based DDoS protection platform filters bad traffic across a network of high capacity CDNs Sponsored Post If you do any sort of business via the web, the damage caused by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack could be catastrophic for your bottom line.…
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How to survive a SYN flood attack
If you’re wondering why, here’s a primer Sponsored Post How would you describe the biggest security threat to your organization? Perhaps you envision a faceless cybercrime syndicate or hostile state. Or a humming botnet, remorselessly probing your systems.…
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How to spot your biggest security threat? Just look out for the humans
Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. Researchers also found that the Emotet botnet came back in a big way, the infamous Log4Shell vulnerability tripled its attack efforts and malicious cryptomining activity increased. Although findings from the Threat Lab’s Q4 2021 report showed ransomware attacks trending down year over year, that all changed … More ? The post EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats appeared first on Help Net Security .
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EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats
G-Core Labs launched a new stand-alone solution to help protect against SYN Flood DDoS attacks. Developed in partnership with Intel, the XDP-based solution removes the need for a dedicated DDoS protection server role. An SYN Flood is a type of DDoS (Denial of Service) attack that is designed to make an online network or system inaccessible by causing a flood of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) services with the server. This type of attack sends short … More ? The post G-Core Labs’ stand-alone solution offers protection against SYN Flood DDoS attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .
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G-Core Labs’ stand-alone solution offers protection against SYN Flood DDoS attacks