DDoS stories

"This is the first time we are seeing the bad actors selectively target organisations and favour those with unprotected assets for their ransom letters.">>

A new wave of DDoS extortion campaigns by Fancy Lazarus has been identified by Link11.>>

The DDoS attack report analyses attack activity by industries, attack vectors, DDoS attacks on applications and on-premise versus cloud.>>

Modern cloud architectures are moving from monolithic, tiered models to distributed microservices-based architectures, writes Gigamon CTO Shehzad Merchant.>>

By the end of 2020, the extortionists started circling back to earlier victims who did not pay ransom in earlier attempts, reusing their attack research.>>

One of the ways of preventing DDoS attacks is through the use of what is called an origin shield.>>

Zscaler has announced its new Ransomware Report highlighting the most prolific ransomware actors, their attack tactics, and the industries being targeted.>>

The ways in which bad actors can use DNS to mount attacks are numerous. Here are some of the most popular ones.>>

Surprisingly, a vast volume of malicious traffic can reach a residential device, writes Radware head of research Daniel Smith.>>

“As opposed to other 'all in one' solutions that can be vulnerable to platform outages, our distinct, purpose-built DDoS solutions are architected to ensure multiple levels of resilience.">>

There was a 154% increase in the number of cyber attacks between 2019 and 2020, with growth in ransom-related DDoS.>>

“A DDoS attack was foreseeable, and an attack of sufficient magnitude to take down servers — and with them NZX’s market announcement platform — was at least possible and should have been planned for,” the FMA says in its review. >>

The second wave of attacks in December and January targeted organisations that were hit the first time and did not respond or pay the ransom. >>

The latency and availability issues present in online gaming, in particular, presented an attractive target to attackers, in addition to the enduring popularity of gaming in the era of COVID-19.>>

On-demand, always-on and hybrid models provide different services for different needs, writes Radware product marketing manager Eyal Arazi.>>

Retail, banking and technology sectors are driving the global holistic web protection market, according to new findings from Frost and Sullivan. >>

"How many attackers are going to hide within this expected traffic spike?">>

It has been yet another tumultuous quarter for New Zealanders and their wallets, with almost $6.4 million in reported financial losses due to cybersecurity incidents.>>

After doubling from Q1 to Q2, the total number of network layer attacks observed in Q3 doubled again — resulting in a 4x increase in number compared to the pre-COVID levels in the first quarter. >>

Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.>>

e are pleased to support Radware as they integrate their DefensePro Virtual Appliance for AWS with AWS Gateway Load Balancer,” says AWS spokesman.>>

Ransom DDoS combines a ransom demand with the threat of a DDoS attack. Those who don’t pay the ransom are then subjected to an attack.>>

Cloudbric, which offered free cybersecurity services to several vulnerable industries, was honoured for its work to keep businesses safe.>>

Enterprises that use Cloudflare’s reverse proxy offering Spectrum will notice a few more things on their Network Analytics dashboard this week.>>