Security News

Google offers free DDoS protection to independent news sites (Help Net Security)
2016-02-25 21:51

Google (i.e. Alphabet) has created a free DDoS protection service to help independent news sites, sites focused on human rights and on election monitoring withstand DDoS attacks, which have become...

Is your WordPress site being misused for DDoS attacks? (Help Net Security)
2016-02-18 18:37

Many WordPress websites are still being misused to perform layer 7 DDoS attacks against target servers, even though preventing them from participating in these attacks is as simple as disabling...

Reactions to the HSBC DDoS attack (Help Net Security)
2016-02-01 08:00

Last week HSBC’s online banking website was taken down by a DDoS attack, leaving thousands of customers unable to access its services. Here are some of the comments Help Net Security received. ...