Security News

Law enforcement operation targets users of DDoS tools (Help Net Security)
2016-12-12 18:06

From 5 to 9 December 2016, Europol and law enforcement authorities from Australia, Belgium, France, Hungary, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the United...

Hackers Gamify DDoS Attacks With Collaborative Platform (Threatpost)
2016-12-07 13:00

A hacking group is luring participants to use a DDoS platform where they can compete with peers to earn redeemable points exchangeable for hacking tools and click-fraud software.

New Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Follow Schedule (Threatpost)
2016-12-05 18:52

Researchers are tracking a new wave of DDoS attacks that rival Mirai when it comes to intensity and scope.

DDoS protection quiz-based training course (Help Net Security)
2016-11-22 12:30

The DDoS Protection Bootcamp is the first online portal to provide in-depth technical training in the field of DDoS protection. This comprehensive quiz-based training course, available at both the...

Apocalypse now: The IoT DDoS threat (Help Net Security)
2016-11-08 13:15

One of the things you learn about humanity, if you’re paying attention, is that “gold rushes” bring out the worse in us. When there are no constraints and there is a greed motivator, people will...

Lessons From the Dyn DDoS Attack (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-08 12:25

A week ago Friday, someone took down numerous popular websites in a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the domain name provider Dyn. DDoS attacks are neither new nor...