Security News

How DDoS attacks impact service providers (Help Net Security)
2015-03-05 08:44

There's a striking disparity between how threatened service providers feel by potential DDoS attacks and how prepared they are to mitigate one, according to a Black Lotus survey. The findings demonstr...

Black hole routing: Not a silver bullet for DDoS protection (Help Net Security)
2015-02-27 07:00

As ISPs, hosting providers and online enterprises around the world continue suffering the effects of DDoS attacks, often the discussions that follow are, “What is the best way to defend our networks a...

Companies expects others to protect them against DDoS attacks (Help Net Security)
2015-02-26 07:28

One in five businesses surveyed believe that their online services should be protected against DDoS attacks by their IT service providers (in particular, network providers). However, this responsibili...

New DDoS attack and tools use Google Maps plugin as proxy (Help Net Security)
2015-02-25 12:44

Attackers are using Joomla servers with a vulnerable Google Maps plugin installed as a platform for launching DDoS attacks. A known vulnerability in a Google Maps plugin for Joomla allows the plugi...