Security News > 2015 > July > Rise in DDoS reflection attacks using abandoned routing protocol (Help Net Security)

2015-07-02 07:21
There's been an increase in the use of outdated Routing Information Protocol version one (RIPv1) for reflection and amplification attacks, according to Akamai. RIPv1 is a fast, easy way to dynamica...
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