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2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving

This year was yet another year with COVID-19 and malware running rampant in the headlines. Be it in person or online, the world is still struggling in the fight against viruses. This year took another ghastly turn when attacking critical infrastructure and supply chains became a new trend. Perhaps because popular botnets were down, or maybe it’s just plain old-fashioned nation-state sponsored attacks. We saw some previous big players exit the scene this year, some … More ? The post 2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving appeared first on Help Net Security .

NS1 DDoS Overage Protection delivers price protection for business resilience

NS1 announced DDoS Overage Protection. This new premium offering prevents unexpected cost increases in the event of usage spikes due to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against NS1’s Managed DNS. DDoS attacks are on the rise. Recent research shows that compared to 2020, the monthly volume of network DDoS attacks in 2021 jumped by 200% and attack intensity skyrocketed 300%. These powerful cyberattacks take websites and applications offline, crippling businesses, impacting revenue, and causing substantial surges … More ? The post NS1 DDoS Overage Protection delivers price protection for business resilience appeared first on Help Net Security .

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ThreatX API Catalog enables enterprises to reduce risk and protect critical APIs

ThreatX announced new API Catalog capabilities to provide enterprises with a clear view of their API’s attack surface, as well as the operational health of APIs in production. ThreatX supports DevOps and Security teams by assessing traffic in real-time to reduce risk and protect critical APIs from misconfiguration, DDoS, BOT attacks and malicious use. APIs are under constant assault by sophisticated attackers. Any downtime or data loss experienced as a result of an API attack … More ? The post ThreatX API Catalog enables enterprises to reduce risk and protect critical APIs appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Week in review: HiveNightmare on Windows 10, Kaseya obtains REvil decryptor

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Kaseya obtains universal REvil decryptor There’s finally some good news for the MSPs and their customers that have been hit by the REvil ransomware gang via compromised Kaseya VSA software: a universal decryptor has made it available to affected organizations. DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact With an overall rise in available network capacity, cyber criminals are increasingly targeting their … More ? The post Week in review: HiveNightmare on Windows 10, Kaseya obtains REvil decryptor appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks in 2021: What to expect?

We’re only three months into 2021, and Akamai has mitigated 3 out of the 6 largest DDoS attacks they have ever witnessed. Two of these hit the same company on the same day, and the attackers’ goal was extort money from the target. “Growing” DDoS attacks Hoping for a major Bitcoin payout, DDoS attackers continue to raise the bar when it comes to attack size, frequency, and target diversification. “In 2021 alone, we’ve already seen … More ? The post DDoS attacks in 2021: What to expect? appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11 features the remote-triggered blackholing capability

Noction announced the release of the Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11. This version focuses on the new remote-triggered blackholing feature, which allows the redirection of traffic to a non-existent resource (a so-called black hole), or the blocking of the unwanted traffic in a provider’s network, thus preventing such traffic from entering the IRP user’s network. It can be specifically used to understand better and mitigate the effects of the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. … More ? The post Noction Intelligent Routing Platform 3.11 features the remote-triggered blackholing capability appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Spamhaus Intelligence API: Free threat intelligence data for security developers

Spamhaus Technology releases its Intelligence API. This is the first time Spamhaus has released its extensive threat intelligence via API, providing enriched data relating to IP addresses exhibiting compromised behaviour. Available free of charge, developers can readily access enhanced data that catalogues IP addresses compromised by malware, worms, Trojan infections, devices controlled by botnets, and third party exploits, such as open proxies. The API features live and historical data, including bot names, first seen dates, … More ? The post Spamhaus Intelligence API: Free threat intelligence data for security developers appeared first on Help Net Security .

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How prevalent is DNS spoofing? Could a repeat of the Dyn/Mirai DDoS attack have the same results?

Two separate groups of academics have recently released research papers based on research into the Domain Name System (DNS). One has found that the overwhelming majority of popular site operators haven’t learned from the 2016 Dyn/Mirai incident/attack and set up a backup DNS server, and the other has shown that the rate of DNS spoofing, though still very small, has more than doubled in less than seven years. DNS dependency Carnegie Mellon University PhD student … More ? The post How prevalent is DNS spoofing? Could a repeat of the Dyn/Mirai DDoS attack have the same results? appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Bit-and-piece DDoS attacks increased 570% in Q2 2020

Attackers shifted tactics in Q2 2020, with a 570% increase in bit-and-piece DDoS attacks compared to the same period last year, according to Nexusguard. Perpetrators used bit-and-piece attacks to launch various amplification and elaborate UDP-based attacks to flood target networks with traffic. Analysts witnessed attacks using much smaller sizes—more than 51% of bit-and-piece attacks were smaller than 30Mbps—to force communications service providers (CSPs) to subject entire networks of traffic to risk mitigation. This causes significant … More ? The post Bit-and-piece DDoS attacks increased 570% in Q2 2020 appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Week in review: Counterfeit Cisco switches, hijacked Twitter accounts, vulnerable SAP applications

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: New wave of attacks aiming to rope home routers into IoT botnets A Trend Micro research is warning consumers of a major new wave of attacks attempting to compromise their home routers for use in IoT botnets. High-profile Twitter accounts hijacked to push Bitcoin scam. How did it happen? The Twittersphere went into overdrive as a bunch of prominent, verified Twitter accounts … More ? The post Week in review: Counterfeit Cisco switches, hijacked Twitter accounts, vulnerable SAP applications appeared first on Help Net Security .

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