Security News

UDP-based Portmap latest target for DDoS attackers looking to amplify attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-08-20 10:00

US-based carrier and global backbone operator Level 3 has spotted a new vector being used for DDoS reflection attacks: Portmapper (or simply Portmap). The Portmap service redirects the client to t...

The unstoppable rise of DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-08-19 07:09

For the past three quarters, there has been a doubling in the number of DDoS attacks year over year, according to Akamai. And while attackers favored less powerful but longer duration attacks this qua...