Security News

Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for DDoS Attacks, Firearm Charges
2018-05-18 08:39

A New Mexico man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on dozens of organizations and for firearms-related charges. read more

Google Offers Free DDoS Protection for U.S. Political Organizations
2018-05-17 10:16

Jigsaw, an incubator run by Google parent Alphabet, this week announced the availability of Project Shield – which offers free distributed denial of service (DDoS) protections – for the U.S....

Attackers Use UPnP to Sidestep DDoS Defenses
2018-05-15 16:19

Universal Plug and Play networking protocols can be exploited to bypass DDoS mitigations.

UPnP protocol exploit makes it harder for IT to shut down DDoS attacks
2018-05-15 15:46

Attackers can use the Universal Plug and Play protocol to hide packet sources during a DDoS attack.

New DDoS Attack Method Obfuscates Source Port Data
2018-05-15 12:11

Recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks showed evidence of a new method being used to bypass existing defenses by obfuscating source port data, Imperva says. read more

The Changing DDoS Landscape
2018-05-10 18:03

Mike Boose of Arbor Networks on Best Mitigation PracticesDDoS attacks are morphing from being political statements to a diversion while other forms of attacks are occurring, says Arbor Network's...

Major DDoS attack lasts 297 hours, as botnets bombard businesses
2018-04-27 12:48

In 2018, Q1 saw a DDoS attack that lasted 12 days, the longest since 2015, according to Kaspersky Lab.

DDoS-for-Hire Service Webstresser Dismantled
2018-04-25 17:41

Authorities in the U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands on Tuesday took down popular online attack-for-hire service WebStresser.org and arrested its alleged administrators. Investigators say that prior...

World's biggest DDoS-for-hire site shuttered, admins cuffed
2018-04-25 15:59

Webstresser.org taken down by Europol and chums Cops yesterday cuffed IT admins behind the "world’s biggest DDoS marketplace", webstresser.org, Europol has confirmed.…