Security News > 2020 > March > Distributed disruption: Coronavirus multiplies the risk of severe cyberattacks

A few days earlier, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suffered a DDoS attack, assumed to have been launched by a hostile foreign actor, aimed at slowing down the agency's services amid the government's rollout of a response to coronavirus.

During an unprecedented time of peak traffic, the risk of a DDoS attack is growing exponentially.

A VPN server or firewall can be taken down by a TCP blend attack with an attack volume as low as 1 Mbps. SSL-based VPNs are just as vulnerable to an SSL flood attack, as are web servers.

Attackers might cut off system administrators from their own servers while they run virtually rampant through the company network, steal proprietary data, or ingest ransomware.

Organizations should remain vigilant and prepare for attacks in advance, before they occur, as this sort of incident can be very difficult to respond to once the attack unfolds.

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