‘Digital transformation’ is one of those buzz terms we often hear used in the corporate world. Yet it’s not a passing fad or a trend, and most organizations are increasingly in the process of embracing it. What exactly does it mean, and how does buildi…
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The Security Vulnerabilities of Third-Party Collaboration Tools
by Eva Abergel •
How many of you still participate in-person meetings on a daily basis? If this question was asked before the beginning of 2020, it would have raised several eyebrows. Our working days prior to the pandemic were often filled with face-to-face meetings….
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Digital Transformation Increases DDoS Risk
by Katerina Misuta •
‘Digital transformation’ is one of those buzz terms we often hear used in the corporate world. Yet it’s not a passing fad or a trend, and most organizations are increasingly in the process of embracing it. What exactly does it mean, and how does buildi…
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Cyber Criminals Target Live Events with DDoS Attacks
by Katerina Misuta •
Large-scale, live broadcasts of events such as film premieres, concerts, professional sporting competitions, and online gaming events are more commonplace than ever. Even before the pandemic forced many in-person events to go virtual, live events were…
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Enhance Network Resiliency with Contingency DDoS Protection
by Grainne McKeever •
Recent digital market outages have proven the fragility of network infrastructure. When your primary service provider experiences an unexpected outage, your infrastructure is left unprotected and vulnerable to a DDoS attack. The downtime you face waiting for your DDoS mitigation to start working again, could leave a long enough period for attackers to cause substantial […]
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What is a Zero-Day DDoS Attack – and how can you defend against one?
by Katerina Misuta •
The Corero Threat Intelligence team is constantly on the lookout for new attack vectors that cybercriminals use to launch new and more sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These are commonly known as Zero-Day attacks, because the…
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What’s Been Shaping the DDoS Threat Landscape Lately?
by Katerina Misuta •
What’s happening to the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) landscape today, compared to previous years? For one thing, there does seem to be greater awareness of the persistent and growing problem of DDoS attacks. The conflict between Russia and Ukra…
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3 Recommendations to Ensure Your API Security Solution can Drive Data Visibility and Quality
by Bruce Lynch •
Today at least 90% of developers are using APIs in cloud-native web application development. According to new data collected by Forrester Research and presented in their report, Improve API Performance with a Sound API Security Strategy, 62 percent of IT decision makers believe the value they gain from APIs is worth the adoption process so […]
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Service Providers Need DDoS Protection — For Themselves and Their Customers
by Katerina Misuta •
Service providers manage the critical infrastructure that supports Internet connectivity not only for their customers, but also for their own organization. They require robust defenses against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacksbecause, as Int…
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Is your Datacenter protected against DDoS-attack downtime?
by Katerina Misuta •
Many companies have migrated some or all of their datacenter infrastructure to the cloud. From an efficiency and scalability stance, moving business or customer data to the cloud can make life easier. However, it can also expose your data because not a…
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Multi-Nation Cyber Alert: Beware Russian State and Criminal DDoS Threat to Critical Infrastructure
by Katerina Misuta •
On April 20, 2022 the cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory “to warn organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could expose organizations bot…
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Cyber Insurance Policies Are Stricter: Are You Covered for DDoS Attacks?
by Katerina Misuta •
As a result of the rise in cybercrime over recent years, more and more organizations have turned to cyber insurance to limit their financial risk, in case they become the victims of a cyberattack. Unfortunately, cyber insurance won’t cover every type o…
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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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How Web Applications Are Attacked Through APIs
by John Oh •
Happy Pi Day, everyone! As a technician, pi is a number that represents a constant. This constant reflects the ongoing cyberthreats that put enterprise assets at continuous risk as digital transformation and the resultant attack surface grow in parallel. Whether it’s a simple identity theft hack facilitated by a weak password or a complex state-sponsored […]
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Imperva Mitigates Ransom DDoS Attack Measuring 2.5 Million Requests per Second
by Nelli Klepfish •
We are only at the beginning of 2022 and it looks like it is going to be an interesting year for the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) landscape. We recently mitigated a ransom DDoS attack on a single website which reached a rate of 2.5 million requests per second (Mrps). And while ransom DDoS attacks […]
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5 Ways to Determine if you do Cybersecurity or Cybersecurity Theater
by Bruce Lynch •
For a sentient species, humans, in general, have curious ideas when it comes to reckoning and responding to risk. For example, studies show using seat belts when driving in automobiles save lives. Studies also show when cyclists use helmets more cyclists’ lives are saved. This research drives prolific seat belt and helmet use among auto […]
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Imperva Mitigates Massive Bot Attack of 400 Million Requests
by Erez Hasson •
Imperva Advanced Bot Protection detected and stopped the largest bot attack in Imperva history. The web scraping attack targeted a global job listing site with operations in six countries. The attacker used a large-scale botnet, generating no less than…
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Imperva is on Top of the World as it Announces New PoP in Bogotá
by Grainne McKeever •
Imperva is on top of the world to announce the opening of our newest and highest data center yet in Bogotá, Colombia. This latest move represents our commitment as an organization to improve performance, security and connectivity for our customers in the Colombian market. In the very center of the country, Bogotá sits in the […]
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How to Make API Security an Integral Part of Your Application Security Strategy
by Bruce Lynch •
The farther your organization travels down the digital transformation path, the more critical API protection is to your overall security posture. Every day, your development teams are innovating; they rely more on microservices to save time and money a…
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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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New reforms will enhance the security and resilience of Australia’s critical infrastructure
by Reinhart Hansen •
Improving the security of critical infrastructure has become the focus of many governments around the world, including Australia. This is because a failure or disruption in one area of critical infrastructure can have flow on effects that affect a nation’s security, economy and sovereignty. In the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) Annual Report 2020-21, Mike […]
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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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With SLAs for DDoS Mitigation, the devil is in the details
by Grainne McKeever •
When it comes to choosing the right DDoS protection there are many factors to consider including Network Capacity, Reliability, Service, Price and Time to Mitigation (TTM). In a recent survey, we asked participants what factor they considered most critical when choosing a DDoS protection solution. They listed TTM, along with quality of mitigation, as the […]
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DDoS attacks on VoIP and the urgent need for DDoS protection
by Grainne McKeever •
VoIP companies have recently been the target of a series of ransom Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks around the globe with UK-based VoIP providers including VoIP Unlimited, and Quebec-based company VoIP.ms being hit by aggressive and sustained attacks destabilizing their infrastructure and causing massive disruption to services. These DDoS attacks on VoIP providers have […]
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Learning how MTU and MSS work is key to using DDoS Protection as a Service
by Grainne McKeever •
Maximum Transmit Unit (MTU) and Maximum Segment Size (MSS) are two important terms you should be familiar with when venturing into the world of networking, especially if you are working with GRE and IPSEC tunnels. And if you are looking to use DDoS Protection as a service, you will need to know how MTU and […]
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The pitfalls of relying only on your ISP for DDoS protection
by Bruce Lynch •
Relying on your Internet Service Provider (ISP) for DDoS protection is like going to a restaurant known for the freshest, tastiest seafood and ordering beef. Sure, they have it on the menu and they are happy to sell it to you, but the experience is not likely to compare well to what you’d have in […]
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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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