Security News > 2018 > May > Tips for Hardening Networks Against IoT-based DDoS Attacks
2018-05-30 16:41
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a boon for the cybercriminal industry. IoT devices number in the billions worldwide and most are unsecured or undersecured, making them appealing targets to be used in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that can overwhelm an enterprise network and cause critical business systems to crash. read more
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