Firm explains but security folk not appy with clarifications Weird things are afoot with NordVPN’s app and the traffic it generates – Reg readers have spotted it contacting strange domains in the same way compromised machines talk to botnets’ command-and-control servers.…
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There’s NordVPN odd about this, right? Infosec types concerned over strange app traffic
DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage to brands, according to Neustar. Also, when comparing Q1 2019 vs. Q1 2018, the company has registered a 200 percent increase of attacks on directly provisioned customers. Report findings The largest attack size observed by them in Q1 2019 was 587 Gbps in volume, and the longest duration for a single attack was nearly a day and … More ? The post The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time appeared first on Help Net Security .
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The latest DDoS attacks are mostly multi-vector and morph over time
There is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. As the price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from cryptomining, hackers on the black market began to divert prime botnet resources to DDoS attack activities, which increased month by month. DDoS attacks in 2018 In NSFOCUS’ 2018 DDoS Attack Landscape report, NSFOCUS analyzed the threat landscape after a landmark year of technological growth related to cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence … More ? The post The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining appeared first on Help Net Security .
iovation, a TransUnion company, released a series of updates to its online fraud prevention and authentication products. The additions increase security for businesses and reduce friction for consumers with features like email and phone number verification, botnet detection, streamlined de-registration of a device used for authentication, and more customization and context insight for authentication requests. The enhanced identification and removal of threats, coupled with increased trust of good consumer devices, advances iovation’s capabilities to use … More ? The post iovation provides new ways to stop fraud without inconveniencing good customers appeared first on Help Net Security .
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