Security News

NETSCOUT delivers DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises
2020-01-23 04:15

NETSCOUT, a market leader in service assurance, security, and business analytics, announced Arbor Sightline with Sentinel to deliver the next generation of DDoS visibility and protection for service providers and large enterprises. Combining core ARBOR NETWORKS and NETSCOUT Layer 7 technologies with intelligent analytics, machine learning, and automation, Sightline with Sentinel integrates network infrastructure defense functions into an orchestrated capability that delivers unparalleled protection for network, customer, and application services at a lower cost.

Ubisoft sues DDoS-for-hire operators for ruining game play
2020-01-22 11:39

These guys aren't just launching attacks that kick all players on a targeted server out of a game, or degrade the game performance down to sludge, Ubisoft alleges. Defendants are well aware of the harm that the DDoS Services and DDoS Attacks cause to Ubisoft.

Georgia Man Admits to Launching DDoS Attack
2020-01-21 14:19

A Georgia man has admitted in court to employing a third-party to launch a distributed denial of service attack. Preston is the co-founder of BackConnect Security LLC, a company that provides protection against large-scale DDoS attacks.

DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoS
2020-01-20 23:13

A Georgia man who co-founded a service designed to protect companies from crippling distributed denial-of-service attacks has pleaded to paying a DDoS-for-hire service to launch attacks against others. DDoS attacks involve flooding a target Web site with so much junk Internet traffic that it can no longer accommodate legitimate visitors.

How to Stop a DDoS Attack Without Sabotaging Your Own Network
2019-12-12 15:07

DDoS Attacks Are Becoming More Advanced With the Aim to Obfuscate Network Processes read more

DDoS-for-Hire Boss Gets 13 Months Jail Time
2019-11-20 13:05

A 21-year-old Illinois man was sentenced last week to 13 months in prison for running multiple DDoS-for-hire services that launched millions of attacks over several years. This individual's...

Attackers increasingly embracing small-scale DDoS attacks to evade detection
2019-11-20 05:00

The growth in both large- and small-scale DDoS attacks continues its upward trajectory, according to a report released by Neustar. The report reveals that the total number of DDoS attacks was up...

Booter boss behind millions of DDoS-for-hire attacks jailed
2019-11-19 10:52

The US is also juicing him for over half a million in profits from multiple DDoS-for-hire services.

DDoS-for-Hire Service Admin Gets 13 Months in Prison
2019-11-18 16:32

An Illinois man was sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role as administrator of stresser services that launched millions of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. read more

'Sophisticated' cyber attack on UK Labour Party platforms was probably just a DDoS, says official
2019-11-12 11:41

'Really very everyday' – report The UK's Labour Party says its campaign site has been the target of "sophisticated and large-scale cyber-attack" and has informed GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre.…