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Insights for navigating a drastically changing threat landscape

In a recent report, Trend Micro announced it detected 119,000 cyber threats per minute in 2020 as home workers and infrastructure came under new pressure from attacks. Attacks on homes surged The report also shows that home networks were a major draw last year for cybercriminals looking to pivot to corporate systems, or compromise and conscript IoT devices into botnets. Attacks on homes surged 210% to reach nearly 2.9 billion—amounting to 15.5% of all homes. … More ? The post Insights for navigating a drastically changing threat landscape appeared first on Help Net Security .

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What analytics can unveil about bot mitigation tactics

25% of internet traffic on any given day is made up of bots, the Kasada Research Team has found. In fact, there is a synthetic counterpart for almost every human interaction online. Bot mitigation tactics These bots work to expose and take advantage of vulnerabilities at a rapid pace, stealing critical personal and financial data, scraping intellectual property, installing malware, contributing to DDoS attacks, distorting web analytics and damaging SEO. Luckily, tools, approaches, solutions and … More ? The post What analytics can unveil about bot mitigation tactics appeared first on Help Net Security .

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How do I select cyber insurance for my business?

There has been a 70%+ increase in the average cost of a cybercrime to an organization over five years to $13mn and a 60%+ increase in the average number of security breaches, a recent report reveals. Losses resulting from external incidents, such as DDoS attacks or phishing and malware/ransomware campaigns, account for 85% of the value of claims, followed by malicious internal actions (9%) – which are infrequent but can be costly. To select suitable … More ? The post How do I select cyber insurance for my business? 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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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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DDoS attacks rise in intensity, sophistication and volume

There have been significant shifts in DDoS attack patterns in the first half of 2020, a Neustar report reveals. There has been a 151% increase in the number of DDoS attacks compared to the same period in 2019. These included the largest and longest attacks that Neustar has ever mitigated at 1.17 Terabits-per-second (Tbps) and 5 days and 18 hours respectively. These figures are representative of the growing number, volume and intensity of network-type cyberattacks … More ? The post DDoS attacks rise in intensity, sophistication and volume appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet

A fileless worm dubbed FritzFrog has been found roping Linux devices running SSH servers – corporate servers, routers and IoT devices – into a P2P botnet whose apparent goal is to mine cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, though, the malware creates a backdoor on the infected machines, allowing attackers to access it at a later date even if the SSH password has been changed in the meantime. “When looking at the amount of code dedicated to the miner, … More ? The post Fileless worm builds cryptomining, backdoor-planting P2P botnet appeared first on Help Net Security .

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In addition to traditional DDoS attacks, researchers see various abnormal traffic patterns

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, as published in the Nexusguard Q1 2020 Threat Report. DDoS attacks have become a global risk, and as attacks continue to increase in complexity, further spurred by the pandemic, ISPs will have to strengthen their security measures. Undetectable and abnormal traffic patternss While DDoS attacks disrupt service for large companies … More ? The post In addition to traditional DDoS attacks, researchers see various abnormal traffic patterns appeared first on Help Net Security .

Week in review: DDoS attack trends, WannaCry lessons, new issue of (IN)SECURE

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Zero-day flaws in widespread TCP/IP library open millions of IoT devices to remote attack 19 vulnerabilities – some of them allowing remote code execution – have been discovered in a TCP/IP stack/library used in hundreds of millions of IoT and OT devices deployed by organizations in a wide variety of industries and sectors. Data Protection Officer independence: Ethical and practical considerations In … More ? The post Week in review: DDoS attack trends, WannaCry lessons, new issue of (IN)SECURE appeared first on Help Net Security .

UPnP vulnerability lets attackers steal data, scan internal networks

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-12695) in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), which is implemented in billions of networked and IoT devices – personal computers, printers, mobile devices, routers, gaming consoles, Wi-Fi access points, and so on – may allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to exfiltrate data, scan internal networks or make the devices participate in DDoS attacks. The post UPnP vulnerability lets attackers steal data, scan internal networks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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