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Cloudflare partners with Booz Allen Hamilton to guide organizations under attack

Cloudflare announced a collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton to support enterprises under attack by providing expedited Under Attack as a Service (UAaaS) with 30-Day Rapid Response DDoS Mitigation, including continuous monitoring and protection. Under this new agreement, Booz Allen’s Global Commercial clients facing a cyber-attack will be connected to Cloudflare for immediate Incident Response. Now, Booz Allen clients that may fall victim to cyber-attacks have a fast track to support when they need it most. … More ? The post Cloudflare partners with Booz Allen Hamilton to guide organizations under attack appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Fastly Bot Management protects websites, apps, and valuable data from malicious automated traffic

Fastly introduced Fastly Bot Management to help organizations combat automated “bot” attacks at the edge and significantly reduce the risk of fraud, DDoS attacks, account takeovers, and other online abuse. Fastly Bot Management represents an important cybersecurity milestone for the company, building on its proven bot mitigation expertise and capabilities currently available in its Next-Gen WAF. “Organizations increasingly are delivering more enhanced digital experiences to their users at the edge. Not surprisingly, cyber adversaries have … More ? The post Fastly Bot Management protects websites, apps, and valuable data from malicious automated traffic appeared first on Help Net Security .

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CISA: Here’s how you can foil DDoS attacks

In light of the rise of “DDoS hacktivism” and the recent DDoS attacks aimed at disrupting French and Alabama government websites, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has updated its guidance of how governmental entities (but also other organizations) should respond to this type of attacks. DDoS attacks explained First and foremost, the document explains the main difference between a DoS attack (from a single source) and a DDoS attack (from multiple sources). “The … More ? The post CISA: Here’s how you can foil DDoS attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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PoC for critical Arcserve UDP vulnerabilities published (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800)

Arcserve has fixed critical security vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800) in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) solution that can be chained to upload malicious files to the underlying Windows system. Tenable researchers have published a PoC exploit script demonstrating the attack, as well as one for triggering a third flaw (CVE-2024-0801) that can lead to denial of service. About the vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800, CVE-2024-0801) Arcserve UDP is a widely used enterprise backup and disaster recovery solution, as … More ? The post PoC for critical Arcserve UDP vulnerabilities published (CVE-2024-0799, CVE-2024-0800) appeared first on Help Net Security .

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The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape

While the results of law enforcement action against ransomware-as-a-service operators Alphv/BlackCat and LockBit are yet to be fully realized, the August 2023 disruption of the Qakbot botnet has had one notable effect: ransomware affiliates have switched to vulnerability exploitation as the primary method of delivering the malware. The switch is obvious to Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team but, unfortunately, it hasn’t been accompanied by a fall in the number of ransomware victims. “Analysis of data from … More ? The post The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attack power skyrockets to 1.6 Tbps

DDoS attack trends for the second half of 2023 reveal alarming developments in their scale and sophistication, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 800 Gbps (1H 2023) to 1.6 Tbps. UDP floods continue to dominate, constituting 62% of DDoS attacks. TCP floods and ICMP attacks also remain popular at 16% and 12% of the total, respectively. All other DDoS attack types, including SYN, SYN+ACK flood, and RST Flood, accounted for a mere … More ? The post DDoS attack power skyrockets to 1.6 Tbps appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector

The Qakbot botnet has been disrupted this summer, but cybercriminals are not ready to give up on the malware: Microsoft’s threat analysts have spotted a new phishing campaign attempting to deliver it to targets in the hospitality industry. Qakbot and its (temporary?) downfall Qakbot, also known as Qbot, started as banking malware but has since evolved into a versatile vehicle for malware and ransomware distribution. Its long-term survival and success are attributed to its operators’ … More ? The post Qakbot returns in fresh assault on hospitality sector appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DNSFilter introduces new capability to filter generative AI

DNSFilter announced the expansion of its protective DNS software with a new Generative AI category. DNSFilter’s defense provides organizations of all sizes the ability to secure their network against harmful threats such as malware, botnet, and phishing in order to reduce corporate risk. Enterprise security teams who manage and secure tech infrastructure need to address PII protection, and GenAI tools have introduced a new threat to that guarded corporate information. As Generative AI rapidly gains … More ? The post DNSFilter introduces new capability to filter generative AI appeared first on Help Net Security .

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NETSCOUT releases Adaptive DDoS Protection for AED

NETSCOUT launched Adaptive DDoS Protection for Arbor Edge Defense (AED) to protect ISPs and enterprises from DNS water torture attacks. According to the NETSCOUT DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, Domain Name System (DNS) water torture attacks increased 353% in the first six months of 2023, overwhelming Authoritative DNS server resources and bringing down critical DNS services. DNS water torture DDoS attacks have been around since 1997, yet many organizations still struggle to efficiently identify and mitigate … More ? The post NETSCOUT releases Adaptive DDoS Protection for AED appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Akamai partners with Corero Network Security to improve DDoS protection for enterprises

Akamai announced a global partnership with Corero Network Security, the specialists in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection solutions. Akamai is now offering Corero’s on-premises DDoS protection to extend Akamai Prolexic, Akamai’s own comprehensive portfolio of DDoS security solutions. DDoS attacks continue to be one of the most prevalent forms of cyberattacks. According to Corero’s threat research, DDoS carpet bombing attacks rose by 300% in 2022, and IPv6-based DDoS attacks increased by 500% during the same period. … More ? The post Akamai partners with Corero Network Security to improve DDoS protection for enterprises appeared first on Help Net Security .