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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. The report urges users to take action to stop their devices from enabling this criminal activity. The importance of home routers for IoT botnets There has been a recent spike in attacks targeting and leveraging routers, particularly around Q4 2019. This research indicates increased abuse of these devices will continue … More ? The post New wave of attacks aiming to rope home routers into IoT botnets appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS traffic capitalizes on remote working connectivity reliance to disrupt service provider targets

In the first quarter of 2020, DDoS attacks rose more than 278% compared to Q1 2019 and more than 542% compared to the last quarter, according to Nexusguard. Working from home as the new norm Researchers attribute the sharp rise in incidents to malicious efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing DDoS attacks to interrupt service for large companies and individuals alike. ISPs face increasing challenges to curb undetectable and abnormal traffic before they turn into … More ? The post DDoS traffic capitalizes on remote working connectivity reliance to disrupt service provider targets appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Complexity and size of DDoS attacks have increased

The complexity and size of DDoS attacks in 2019 has increased significantly compared to 2018. A report published by NaWas by NBIP concludes that despite the number of attacks has decreased slightly over 2019, their complexity and size has increased significantly. Fewer attacks, more complexity and larger in size Slightly fewer DDoS attacks were observed in 2019 compared to 2018 (919 attacks and 938 attacks respectively). In addition, the number of participants increased by almost … More ? The post Complexity and size of DDoS attacks have increased appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Client-side web security

To address attacks such as XSS, Magecart and other card skimming exploits found in modern eCommerce environments, the use of client-side web security methods is beginning to emerge as a particularly useful practice. Obviously, enterprise teams should integrate client-side protections with desired server-side countermeasures to ensure a full risk management profile (e.g., the client-side is a poor selection point to stop denial of service). Several standards-based client-side security approaches have begun to mature that are … More ? The post Client-side web security appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Across-the-board increase in DDoS attacks of all sizes

There has been a 168% increase in DDoS attacks in Q4 2019, compared with Q4 2018, and a 180% increase overall in 2019 vs. 2018, according to Neustar. The company saw DDoS attacks across all size categories increase in 2019, with attacks sized 5 Gbps and below seeing the largest growth. These small-scale attacks made up more than three quarters of all attacks the company mitigated on behalf of its customers in 2019. DDoS attacks … More ? The post Across-the-board increase in DDoS attacks of all sizes appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts

Mac threats growing faster than their Windows counterparts for the first time ever, with nearly twice as many Mac threats detected per endpoint as Windows threats, according to Malwarebytes. In addition, cybercriminals continue to focus on business targets with a diversification of threat types and attack strategies in 2019. Emotet and TrickBot were back in 2019 Trojan-turned-botnets Emotet and TrickBot made a return in 2019 to target organizations alongside new ransomware families, such as Ryuk, … More ? The post Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts appeared first on Help Net Security .

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NETSCOUT delivers DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises

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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Cyber attackers turn to business disruption as primary attack objective

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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Week in review: The data skills gap, new Kali Linux release, Apache Solr RCEs with public PoCs

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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