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DDoS attacks were a more serious threat in Q3 2021 than ever before

Link11 has released new data from its network on the development of the DDoS threat: The number of attacks remains at a very high level in Q3 2021. After Q2 2021 had already shown an increase of 19% compared to the same period of the previous year, the number of attacks rose by another 17% in Q3. Attack volume and complexity of attack patterns are on the rise In addition to the worsening of the … More ? The post DDoS attacks were a more serious threat in Q3 2021 than ever before appeared first on Help Net Security .

Tens of thousands unpatched GitLab servers under attack via CVE-2021-22205

Attackers are actively exploiting an “old” vulnerability (CVE-2021-22205) to take over on-premise GitLab servers, Rapid7 researcher Jacob Baines warns. The additional bad news is that at least half of the 60,000 internet-facing GitLab installations the company detects are not patched against this issue. What are the attackers doing with these servers? Damian Menscher, a security reliability engineer responsible for DDoS defense at Google, says that some of them are used to generate DDoS attacks: A … More ? The post Tens of thousands unpatched GitLab servers under attack via CVE-2021-22205 appeared first on Help Net Security .

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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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Nexusguard unveils anti-DDoS protection program for CSPs

Nexusguard has announced a new program that empowers CSPs to easily launch anti-DDoS protection for their customers. Nexusguard will provide 10,000 Gbps of DDoS-mitigating hardware to CSPs around the world (100 Gbps each across 100 CSPs). The TAP100 Program accelerates the time-to-market for CSPs to deploy anti-DDoS services and protect end customers worldwide. Paired with Nexusguard’s extensive expertise of helping CSPs transform into MSSPs (managed security service providers), the TAP100 removes the hardware barriers associated … More ? The post Nexusguard unveils anti-DDoS protection program for CSPs appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful

Link11 has released its DDoS report for Q1 2021 which revealed the number of DDoS attacks continued to grow. Between January and March, more than double the number of attacks than the same period in the previous year were recorded. This suggest the already alarming threat level from cybercrime, a pandemic that has been raging since Spring 2020 alongside the fight against COVID-19, has once again intensified. DDoS attackers stick to their target The number … More ? The post DDoS attackers stick to their target even if they are unsuccessful 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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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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Week in review: Criminals leveraging Office 365, endpoint attack anatomy, medical devices cybersec

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Critical flaw in SonicWall’s firewalls patched, update quickly! (CVE-2020-5135) SonicWall patched 11 vulnerabilities affecting its Network Security Appliance (NSA). Among those is CVE-2020-5135, a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the appliances’ VPN Portal that could be exploited to cause denial of service and possibly remote code execution. The anatomy of an endpoint attack A lot has changed across the cybersecurity … More ? The post Week in review: Criminals leveraging Office 365, endpoint attack anatomy, medical devices cybersec appeared first on Help Net Security .

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