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Q1 2022 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report Findings Summary
by Grainne McKeever •
Last week, Imperva released the Q1 2022 Global DDoS Threat Landscape Report. To produce the report’s findings, Imperva performs detailed statistical analysis of all DDoS activity that our Threat Research Labs monitored from our global network of PoPs during the first three months of 2022. In response to the ways in which recent geopolitical events […]
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
Understanding and Preventing Layer 7 Attacks
by Zach Norton •
The open systems interconnection (OSI) is a reference model for layering interoperability and networking of communicating systems via standard protocols. Even though cybersecurity attacks can happen anywhere in the OSI model, Layer 7, or the applicati…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Q1 2022 DDoS and Application Attack Activity: An Overview
by Pascal Geenens •
The cybersecurity threat landscape in the first quarter of 2022 represented a mix bag of old enemies and new foes. New actors dominated the DDoS threat landscape while application security faced tried-and-true attack vectors. These attacks were largel…
Eurasia, Vulnerabilities
Router security in 2021
by Maria Namestnikova •
We analyze data on vulnerabilities in routers, plus malware that attacks IoT devices: Mirai, NyaDrop, Gafgyt, and other.
Security Vendor News
BSI recognizes Corero Network Security as a provider of DDoS defense for critical infrastructure
by Katerina Misuta •
AMERSHAM, England, 31 May 2022/ Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, has received the BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) DDoS mitigation service pro…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
The 3 Biggest DDoS Attacks Imperva Has Mitigated
by Bruce Lynch •
Imperva has just released the DDoS Threat Landscape Report Q1 2022. Download it now to familiarize yourself with new threats and get detailed information about current DDoS attack patterns and their potential impact on your business. So far, 2022 has b…
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Corero extends Automatic DDoS Protection Innovation for Carpet Bomb and Botnet Attacks Copy
by Brian Hawthorne •
AMERSHAM, England, 23 February 2022/ — Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, is extending its automatic protection against Carpet Bomb and Botnet attacks. Corero’s mi…
Security Vendor News
Corero Annual DDoS Report Exposes Attacker Behaviour During Pandemic
by Katerina Misuta •
Significant 82% rise in short duration DDoS ‘Flood’ attacks, a 297% increase in OpenVPN attacks and a 29% higher risk of a repeat attack within a week AMERSHAM, England, May 24, 2022 — Corero Network Security, a leading provider of real-time, high-perf…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Radware Mitigates 1.1Tbps DDoS Attack
by Ilan Meller •
As more businesses migrate critical resources and applications to the public cloud, attackers are adapting their tactics and techniques to match the scale of public cloud providers. Last week, this trend played out as reality for one of the world’s la…
Eurasia
DDoS attacks in Q1 2022
by Alexander Gutnikov, Oleg Kupreev, Yaroslav Shmelev •
Against the backdrop of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the number of DDoS attacks in Q1 2022 increased by 4.5 times against Q1 2021. A significant proportion of them were by hacktivists.
Security Vendor News
APIs Are Here to Stay, so Get in Front of Securing Them
by Bruce Lynch •
A recent IDC survey reported that 38 percent of organizations identified cybersecurity threats and regulations as the factor having the greatest impact on their technology investment planning over the next two years. The survey also revealed that for organizations taking a digital-first business approach, unifying security was cited most frequently as their principal motivation. This […]
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Threat Researchers Live: Ep 19
by Radware •
Pascal Geenens and Daniel Smith discuss recent and notable security events like the Russian/Ukrainian cyber conflict.
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
DDoS Protection in the Age of 5G Networks, Edge Computing and Explosive Bandwidth Growth
by Shai Haim •
Service providers need a DDoS security solution to support new infrastructure innovations while overcoming the explosive growth in DDoS attack intensity and sophistication of phantom flood attacks.
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Security Vendor News
API Gateway or not, You Need API Security
by Bruce Lynch •
To build and deploy apps in a fast-paced, iterative process, cloud-native developers in organizations on the digital transformation journey rely on APIs for communication. With at least 90% of developers using APIs in cloud-native web application development, organizations are reviewing their API security strategies to ensure that security moves in lockstep with innovation. Organizations need […]
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Top Things to Look for in DDoS Protection
by Radware •
The shift to the public cloud has resulted in applications being exposed to a larger attack surface and an expanding array
of vulnerabilities.
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Top Things to Look for in DDoS Protection
by Radware •
The shift to the public cloud has resulted in applications being exposed to a larger attack surface and an expanding array
of vulnerabilities.
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The post Top Things to L…
Europe, Global Security News, North America
Why Security Officers of Education Establishments Need to Beware
by Eva Abergel •
The potential damage that the DDoS attacks could have caused this high school is unthinkable. The attacks could have brought down the majority of the school’s servers. However, unlike many other educational institutions, this particular high school wa…
Eurasia
Webinar on cyberattacks in Ukraine – summary and Q&A
by GReAT •
Last week, Kaspersky’s GReAT shared their insights into the current (and past) cyberattacks in Ukraine. In this post we address the questions that we did not have the time to answer and provide IoCs.
Europe, Global Security News, North America
2021 Cyberthreat Retrospective and Why It Was a Bumpy Ride
by Pascal Geenens •
2021 was the year where Ransom DoS confirmed its pervasive presence in the DDoS threat landscape.
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Ransom DDoS Attack that Reached a Rate of 2.5 Million Requests per Second
by GURUBARAN S •
Imperva security firm recently claimed that it has managed to foil a massive ransom distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) cyberattack that peaked at 2.5 million requests per second recently (on a single server), keeping some unnamed site up and running …
Security Vendor News
Corero extends Automatic DDoS Protection Innovation for Carpet Bomb and Botnet Attacks
by Danielle •
AMERSHAM, England, 23 February 2022/ — Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, is extending its automatic protection against Carpet Bomb and Botnet attacks. Corero’s mi…
Eurasia
DDoS attacks in Q4 2021
by Alexander Gutnikov, Oleg Kupreev, Yaroslav Shmelev •
In Q4 2021, as expected, the number of DDoS attacks rose, while DDoS botnets weaponized a Log4Shell vulnerability. In this report, we present the main DDoS trends and statistics.
Europe, Global Security News, North America
How Will Cyber Threats Impact the Beijing Winter Olympics?
by Daniel Smith •
NTT helped the International Olympic Committee dodge a security bullet in Tokyo. The world will watch to see if it can pull off a similar feat in Beijing for the upcoming Winter Games.
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Security Vendor News
Network and Cybersecurity Professionals Must Work Together to Defend Against DDoS Copy
by Danielle •
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are now one of the most common cyber threats, for organizations of all sizes. IT professionals are increasingly aware of this growing problem. However, when it comes to making sure that their organization h…
North America
Cybersecurity Trends: IBM’s Predictions for 2022
by Jennifer Gregory •
After the challenging year of 2021, we look forward to what’s next in 2022. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a tremendous shift in how consumers and businesses accomplish tasks with the continued shift to digital and cloud. As a result of disappearing perimeters and increased digital data, cybersecurity attacks have, not surprisingly, increased. […]
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Security Vendor News
Network and Cybersecurity Professionals Must Work Together to Defend Against DDoS
by Danielle •
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are now one of the most common cyber threats, for organizations of all sizes. IT professionals are increasingly aware of this growing problem. However, when it comes to making sure that their organization h…
Security Vendor News
What to Include in a Cybersecurity Disaster Recovery Plan
by Nik Hewitt •
If the unthinkable were to happen to your business, what’s your disaster recovery plan? If bad actors were to inject ransomware into your system, what’s your process for a return to normal working? Google the words “What do I do if I have a cybersecurity breach” and the first twenty results will start with the […]
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2021 Year in Review: Denial of Service
by Daniel Smith •
Going into 2022 that DDoS attacks will never disappear from the threat landscape. Attacks do not have to be complex to be effective.
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2021 in Review, Part 3: 5 Things Security Professionals Were Discussing this Year
by Bruce Lynch •
Today, everyone is talking about CVE-2021-44228, and with good reason. But before that, here were five of the issues that dominated virtual “water cooler talk” in 2021: 5. Data security in the cloud Champion heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” For many security practitioners, their […]
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Answering Log4Shell-related questions
by Kaspersky •
Check out the answers to some of users’ biggest security questions about the Log4Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2021-45046, CVE-2021-45105).
Europe, Global Security News, North America
DDoS Protection, Mitigation, and Defense: 8 Essential Tips
by Ritika Singh •
DDoS protection and mitigation services are of paramount importance today in any organization’s cybersecurity strategy. Over 10 million DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks occurred in 2020 with new attack vectors and.
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DDOS Attacks Targeting Payment Services of Global Financial Institutions
by Pascal Geenens •
A threat actor or group is actively targeting the online services of branches of global financial institutions
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Does Your DDoS Protection Solution Defend Against the Latest Attacks?
by Debra Price •
Enterprises must ensure that vendors are capable of defending its network & applications from the latest DDoS burst and multi-vector attacks.
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Europe, Global Security News, North America
Top 6 Questions to Ask When Selecting SSL Protection Solutions
by Radware •
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for SSL protection. Each organization has its own unique priorities, business needs, sensitivities, and privacy needs.
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Radware Threat Researchers Live: Ep.13
by Radware •
In this episode we dive into how censorship middleboxes can be weaponized for DDoS attacks, the latest online FBI leak, Mozi and more.
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Cheap and nasty: How for $100 low-skilled ransom DDoS extortionists can cripple your business
by Pamela Weaver •
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks capable of crippling network resources and websites can be rented online for as little as $5 an hour. With an average financial impact of $100k for just one hour of downtime, that’s a serious return on cybercriminal investment. And that’s just for the ‘bargain basement’ attacks. Further up the […]
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Ransom DDoS: What you need to know now
by Bruce Lynch •
According to the 2021 DDoS Threat Landscape Report, Ransom DDoS (RDoS) threats are on the rise. Imperva researchers have been monitoring threats against several of our customers where extortionists have demanded payment in BitCoin to prevent DDoS attacks. The attack patterns this year are very similar to those seen in 2020. As security teams prepare […]
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5 high-profile DDoS attacks that should chill you to the bone
by Bruce Lynch •
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are malicious attempts to make an online service unavailable to users, usually by temporarily interrupting or suspending the services of its hosting server. Data revealed in the 2021 DDoS Threat Landscape Report strongly suggests attacks are constantly evolving in size, volume, frequency, and complexity. The report shows that while […]
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