Miscreants also hammer Euro websites as well, because why not? In an impeccable instance of horrible timing, the US government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it fended off a cyberattack by online scumbags.…
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US Health and Human Services targeted by DDoS scum at just the time it’s needed to be up and running
Takedown should (in theory) see spam volumes shrink rapidly Microsoft has bragged of downing a nine million-strong Russian botnet responsible for vast quantities of email spam.…
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Microsoft nukes 9 million-strong Necurs botnet after unpicking domain name-generating algorithm
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Shadow IT accounts with weak passwords endanger organizations 63% of enterprise professionals have created at least one account without their IT department being aware of it, and two-thirds of those have created two or more, the results of a recent 1Password survey have revealed. 12,000+ Jenkins servers can be exploited to launch, amplify DDoS attacks A vulnerability (CVE-2020-2100) in 12,000+ internet-facing Jenkins … More ? The post Week in review: The future of DNS security, acquiring cyber talent in 2020, new issue of (IN)SECURE appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Multivector and cloud computing attacks have been rising over the last twelve months, according to Link11. The share of multivector attacks – which target and misuse several protocols – grew significantly from 46% in the first quarter to 65% in the fourth quarter. DNS amplification most popular for DDoS attackers DNS amplification was the most used technique for DDoS attackers in 2019 having been found in one-third of all attacks. The attackers exploited insecure DNS … More ? The post The frequency of DDoS attacks depends on the day and time appeared first on Help Net Security .
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NETSCOUT, a market leader in service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced Arbor Sightline with Sentinel to deliver the next generation of DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises. Combining core ARBOR NETWORKS and NETSCOUT Layer 7 technologies with intelligent analytics, machine learning, and automation, Sightline with Sentinel integrates network infrastructure defense functions into an orchestrated capability that delivers unparalleled protection for network, customer, and application services at a lower cost. “As … More ? The post NETSCOUT delivers DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises appeared first on Help Net Security .
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The US resident co-founded a service to help firms protect themselves from web attacks.
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Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will be offering free security services to help political campaigns in the United States and around the world defend against cyberattacks and election interference. The Cloudflare for Campaigns program will allow any eligible campaign to access a variety of the company’s security services including enhanced firewall protection, denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation, as well as internal data management and security controls. … More ? The post Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference
Over the course of 2019, 36% of the incidents that CrowdStrike investigated were most often caused by ransomware, destructive malware or denial of service attacks, revealing that business disruption was often the main attack objective of cybercriminals. Another notable finding in the new CrowdStrike Services Report shows a large increase in dwell time to an average of 95 days in 2019 — up from 85 days in 2018 — meaning that adversaries were able to … More ? The post Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The overlooked part of an infosec strategy: Cyber insurance underwriting When a data breach or cyber attack hits the headlines one of the last things businesses are likely to consider is how cyber insurance could helped. Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020 The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported … More ? The post Week in review: The data skills gap, new Kali Linux release, Apache Solr RCEs with public PoCs appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Week in review: The data skills gap, new Kali Linux release, Apache Solr RCEs with public PoCs
The Council to Secure the Digital Economy (CSDE), a partnership between global technology, communications, and internet companies supported by USTelecom—The Broadband Association and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), released the International Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020, a comprehensive set of strategies to protect the global digital ecosystem from the growing threat posed by botnets, malware and distributed attacks. International Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020 Botnets are large networks of compromised devices under the … More ? The post Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020 appeared first on Help Net Security .
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Free download: Botnet and IoT Security Guide 2020