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Distributed Denial of Service attacks maybe one of the oldest tools in a hacker’s toolbox, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t fallen out of fashion.

The Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) can be abused to launch a new type of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks where devices respond with a non-standard port, NETSCOUT Arbor...

Arbor's Alcoy Believes DDoS May No Longer Remain Just an External ThreatMirai-like, distributed denial of service attacks launched by IoT devices are an indication that DDoS may no longer be an...

Encrypted email provider ProtonMail was hit by a significant distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that appears to have been carried out by a group linked to Russia. read more

Cybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry and advanced DDoS attacks, according to Akamai....

With distributed denial of service (DDoS) and bot-based attacks constantly evolving, businesses must stay vigilant, according to Akamai report.

Far from being a simple hacktivist filled with an impulse for social justice, a different picture emerges when his activity is collated together.

And why serial self-promoter John McAfee is a security expert on Russian hacking Senate Democrats are pressing government officials to explain their claims on election tampering and cyberattacks.…

It’s a typical Wednesday. I’m sitting in the lounge at the Imperva office going through emails when I stumble onto a whitepaper titled Trust Implications of DDoS Protection in Online Elections....

ZDNet's Steve Ranger explains why DDoS attacks are increasing in frequency and power.