The OpenVPN Project has issued a new version of its popular open source software of the same name and is urging users to implement it, as it solves a critical denial of service security vulnerability …
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VPN providers urged to update OpenVPN due to critical DoS bug
Wise to attackers’ exploitation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) vulnerability to create distributed reflection denial of service (DrDoS) attacks, information security executives thwarted these type…
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DDoS attack volumes plummet as NTP servers got patched
In light of the escalation of DDoS attacks used as a means of extorting money from online businesses, the news that there has been a significant decrease in vulnerable Network Time Protocol (NTP) serv…
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Drastic decline in vulnerable NTP servers due to Heartbleed?
Denial of service (DoS) and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasingly common phenomena, used by a variety of actors—from activists to governments—to temporarily or indefinitely pre…
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DDoS attacks protection advice from the EFF