DDoS attacks still plague businesses worldwide, and cyber criminals are increasingly using mobile devices to launch attacks The threat of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against enterprise users from mobile applications is increasing as more users go mobile, according to DDoS security company Prolexic. Cyber criminals are finding mobile devices can make for a powerful attack tool – and surprisingly easy to use. “Mobile devices add another layer of complexity,” said Stuart Scholly, Prolexic President, in a press statement. “Because mobile networks use super proxies, you cannot simply use a hardware appliance to block source IP addresses as it will also block legitimate traffic. Effective DDoS mitigation requires an additional level of fingerprinting and human expertise so specific blocking signatures can be developed on-the-fly and applied in real-time.”   DDoS attacks can lead to website and server downtime, interruption in day-to-day business operations, and lead to lost revenue and wasted manpower. Prolexic discovered a 26 percent increase in DDoS attacks from Q4 2012 to Q4 2013, with a significant number of advanced DDoS attack weapons. Source: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/34862/mobile-devices-increasingly-used-to-launch-sophisticated-ddos-attacks/index.html

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