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G-Core Labs’ stand-alone solution offers protection against SYN Flood DDoS attacks

G-Core Labs launched a new stand-alone solution to help protect against SYN Flood DDoS attacks. Developed in partnership with Intel, the XDP-based solution removes the need for a dedicated DDoS protection server role. An SYN Flood is a type of DDoS (Denial of Service) attack that is designed to make an online network or system inaccessible by causing a flood of TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) services with the server. This type of attack sends short … More ? The post G-Core Labs’ stand-alone solution offers protection against SYN Flood DDoS attacks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving

This year was yet another year with COVID-19 and malware running rampant in the headlines. Be it in person or online, the world is still struggling in the fight against viruses. This year took another ghastly turn when attacking critical infrastructure and supply chains became a new trend. Perhaps because popular botnets were down, or maybe it’s just plain old-fashioned nation-state sponsored attacks. We saw some previous big players exit the scene this year, some … More ? The post 2021 nastiest malware: Here to stay and ever evolving appeared first on Help Net Security .

Blocked DDoS attack volumes up, tech, healthcare and finance most targeted

Second quarter blocked DDoS attack volumes were up more than 40% compared to the same period in 2020, a Radware report reveals. The report provides an overview of DDoS attack trends by industry, as well as across applications and attack types. Notable takeaways On average, a company had to detect and block nearly 5,000 malicious events and a volume of 2.3TB per month during the second quarter of 2021. During the second quarter of 2021, … More ? The post Blocked DDoS attack volumes up, tech, healthcare and finance most targeted appeared first on Help Net Security .

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Week in review: HiveNightmare on Windows 10, Kaseya obtains REvil decryptor

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Kaseya obtains universal REvil decryptor There’s finally some good news for the MSPs and their customers that have been hit by the REvil ransomware gang via compromised Kaseya VSA software: a universal decryptor has made it available to affected organizations. DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact With an overall rise in available network capacity, cyber criminals are increasingly targeting their … More ? The post Week in review: HiveNightmare on Windows 10, Kaseya obtains REvil decryptor appeared first on Help Net Security .

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DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact

Telia Carrier has announced the findings of a report with a perspective on today’s cyber threats from traffic data. The report investigates changes in attack vector, size and frequency, and reveals a staggering 50% increase in peak attack traffic compared to 2019, with a jump to 1.18 Terabytes per Second (TBps) or 887 Mega Packets Per Second (Mpps). In 2020, a staggering 57 Petabits or 14 tera packets of malicious data have been cleaned. During … More ? The post DDoS attacks are up, with ever-greater network impact 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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