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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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New Kasada API protects from botnet attacks and targeted fraud

Kasada, provider of the only online traffic integrity solution that accurately detects and defends against bot attacks, announced the introduction of Kasada API, which protects an organization’s web and mobile APIs from automated botnet attacks and targeted fraud. If left unprotected, an organization’s most sensitive API endpoints (i.e. authentication, account creation, and handling sensitive data) can be quickly exploited by attackers, giving them a direct path into the organization. Gartner predicts that by 2022, API … More ? The post New Kasada API protects from botnet attacks and targeted fraud appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Corero Network Security SmartWall TDS enhanced with automatic DDoS detection and mitigation

Corero Network Security announces that it has released a major update to its SmartWall Threat Defense System (TDS). Corero’s SmartWall Threat Defense System already delivers line-rate performance for the fastest, always-on, real-time DDoS protection but these new enhancements propel the solution to industry leading levels of accuracy and effectiveness for automatic DDoS detection and mitigation. “We are extremely pleased to announce some fantastic DDoS defense innovations, along with a host of other advances that make … More ? The post Corero Network Security SmartWall TDS enhanced with automatic DDoS detection and mitigation appeared first on Help Net Security .

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A10 Networks vThunder TPS: Providing 100 Gbps throughput in a single virtual appliance

A10 Networks announced it has delivered the industry’s highest-performance virtual DDoS defense solution with its software version of the Thunder Threat Protection System (TPS) solution, vThunder TPS. The enhanced vThunder TPS provides 100 Gbps throughput in a single virtual appliance and can be expanded to 800 Gbps with eight-way clustering. As a result, service providers can build elastic DDoS defenses that can be incrementally scaled during wartime when peak capacity is required. vThunder TPS is … More ? The post A10 Networks vThunder TPS: Providing 100 Gbps throughput in a single virtual appliance 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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Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference

Cloudflare, the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, announced it will be offering free security services to help political campaigns in the United States and around the world defend against cyberattacks and election interference. The Cloudflare for Campaigns program will allow any eligible campaign to access a variety of the company’s security services including enhanced firewall protection, denial-of-service (DDoS) attack mitigation, as well as internal data management and security controls. … More ? The post Cloudflare for Campaigns protects political campaigns against cyberattacks and election interference appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Comcast Business SecurityEdge helps small businesses manage the risk of cyberattacks

Comcast Business announced the launch of its new cloud-based internet security solution, specifically engineered to help small businesses effectively manage the growing risk of cyberattacks. Comcast Business SecurityEdge works to protect a business’ network and the devices connected to it against several existing and emerging Internet-related threats, including malware, ransomware, phishing and botnet infections, without requiring additional hardware or software beyond the Comcast Business Internet modem. In today’s hyper-connected world, cyberthreats are becoming more sophisticated … More ? The post Comcast Business SecurityEdge helps small businesses manage the risk of cyberattacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DNSSEC fueling new wave of DNS amplification attacks

DNS amplification attacks swelled in the second quarter of this year, with the amplified attacks spiking more than 1,000% compared with Q2 2018, according to Nexusguard. Researchers attributed Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) with fueling the new wave of DNS amplification attacks, which accounted for more than 65% of the attacks last quarter according to the team’s evaluation of thousands of worldwide DDoS attacks. DNSSEC was designed to protect applications from using forged or … More ? The post DNSSEC fueling new wave of DNS amplification attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Magic Transit allows customers to send any packet of data across Cloudflare’s network

Cloudflare, a leading Internet security, performance, and reliability company, announced Magic Transit, a product that extends the benefits of Cloudflare’s network to customers’ on-premise and data center networks. Magic Transit allows customers to send any packet of data, of any protocol, across Cloudflare’s network. Magic Transit deployed in front of an enterprise network protects it from DDoS attack and enables provisioning of a full suite of virtual network functions, including IP packet filtering and firewalling, … More ? The post Magic Transit allows customers to send any packet of data across Cloudflare’s network appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Imperva Application Security portfolio provides protection for any attack size

Imperva, the cybersecurity leader championing the fight to secure data and applications wherever they reside, announced significant enhancements to the Imperva Application Security portfolio, now offering targeted protection against account takeover (ATO), an industry-leading approach to detecting and blocking malicious attacks targeted at APIs, as well as partnerships with leading API vendors and an unprecedented three-second SLA for mitigating any type of DDoS attack. These capabilities help customers further harden their defenses against rapidly evolving … More ? The post Imperva Application Security portfolio provides protection for any attack size appeared first on Help Net Security .

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