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Playbook: Prepare your business for DDoS attacks

Like any business initiative, good preparation and planning can go a long way toward making the DDoS response process as manageable, painless, and inexpensive as possible. Read the DDoS Response Playbok and find out: How you can effectively plan and execute your DDoS response plan What are the best practices for choosing and setting up the right mitigation solution for your organization What the steps and procedures for authoritatively responding to a DDoS attack. DDoS … More ?

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Whitepaper: Protecting financial institutions from DDoS attacks

In response to the growing DDoS threat, the FFIEC issued a statement requiring banks and financial institutions to monitor their networks for DDoS attacks and proactively implement DDoS mitigation strategies. Whitepaper Read the Protecting financial institutions from DDoS attacks whitepaper and find out: What are the implications of DDoS attacks for the financial industry. What are the best practices for minimizing the risk of a DDoS attack. How Incapsula’s DDoS Protection service helps you comply … More ?

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Dridex botnet hacked, delivers dummy file

Someone is toying with the Dridex botmasters. The botnet, or at least one or more of its subnets that are sending out spam email delivering Locky ransomware, has been compromised again, and has been distributing a dummy file instead of the malware. It could be white hats, or rival cyber criminals, but the message is clear – the payload, a 12kb binary, carries two simple words: “Stupid Locky.” The dummy file doesn’t do anything, because … More ?

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Jaku botnet hides targeted attacks within generic botnet noise

Botnets are usually created by cyber criminals that use them to launch DDoS attacks, deliver spam, effect click fraud. The recently discovered Jaku botnet can effectively do all those things, if its botmaster(s) choose to do so, but it seems that they have other things in mind. The botnet which, according to Forcepoint researchers, numbered as many as 17,000 victims at different points in time, consists of several botnets “answering to” different C&C servers. The … More ?

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Geopolitical events fuel uptick in region-specific DDoS attacks

An attack research group was the No.1 target of DDoS attacks, and the Middle East region also saw a sharp increase in attacks last quarter, according to Nexusguard. Researchers found the attack type of choice against researchers was NTP, with some victims receiving attacks almost daily. The increase in attacks against researchers contributed to the spike in popularity of NTP-style attacks, taking back the No.1 spot from DNS vulnerabilities. “Low-level attacks are usually not intended … More ?

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ISPs are putting their enterprise customers at risk of DDoS attacks

The vast majority of enterprise end users (85%) want their ISPs to offer more comprehensive DDoS protection-as-a-service, according to Corero Network Security. The research, which polled over 100 ISPs and 75 enterprise customers about their DDoS mitigation strategies, revealed that an alarming proportion of ISPs are still relying on outdated technologies to protect their customers. For example, forty-six per cent divert DDoS traffic through a scrubbing centre – an expensive and notoriously slow technique which … More ?

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Calculate the cost and probability of a DDoS attack

DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, according to a recent survey from Arbor Networks. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the DDoS mitigation market earned revenues of $449.5 million in 2014 and estimates this to more than double to $977.2 million by 2019. DDoS Downtime Calculator Incapsula’s DDoS Downtime Calculator is designed to help you assess the risks associated with an … More ?

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Demand for advanced DDoS mitigation on the rise

The increasing popularity of DDoS attacks as a tool to disrupt, harass, terrorize and sabotage online businesses is boosting demand for mitigation solutions. In the face of universal vulnerability to attacks, end users are looking for cost-effective solutions that can defend against the most sophisticated and large scale attacks. DDoS mitigation market New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the DDoS mitigation market earned revenues of $449.5 million in 2014 and estimates this to … More ?

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Demand for advanced DDoS mitigation on the rise