Security News

Calculate the cost and probability of a DDoS attack (Help Net Security)
2016-04-04 17:55

DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly larger, more complex, and perpetrated by cyber extortionist instead of hacktivists and vandals, according to a recent survey from Arbor Networks. New...

Root Servers Were Not Targets of 2015 DDoS Attack (Threatpost)
2016-03-30 19:44

Two VeriSign researchers are expected to deliver a talk this week that explains how two Chinese domains were the targets of 2015 DDoS attacks that impacted the Internet’s root name servers.

Iranians Indicted Over DDoS Campaign on Banks, Dam Hack (Threatpost)
2016-03-24 19:15

The U.S. indicted seven hackers affiliated with the Iranian government on Thursday for a series of DDoS attacks on U.S. banks and attempting to hack a New York dam.

Demand for advanced DDoS mitigation on the rise (Help Net Security)
2016-03-21 13:30

The increasing popularity of DDoS attacks as a tool to disrupt, harass, terrorize and sabotage online businesses is boosting demand for mitigation solutions. In the face of universal vulnerability...