Security News

Attackers Revive Deprecated RIPv1 Routing Protocol in DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2015-07-01 16:45

An advisory from Akamai warns of a recent reflection style DDoS attack in which the deprecated RIPv1 routing protocol was leveraged against targets.

Polish Planes Grounded After Airline Hit With DDoS Attack (Threatpost)
2015-06-22 17:45

Roughly 1,400 passengers were temporarily stranded at Warsaw’s Chopin airport over the weekend after hackers were purportedly able to modify an entire airline’s flight plans.

DDoS attacks now resemble APTs (Help Net Security)
2015-06-11 07:12

DDoS attacks are beginning to resemble advanced persistent threats, evidenced by long durations, repetition and changing attack vectors aimed at evading simple, signature-based defense systems, accord...