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IRC/HTTP based DDoS bot nukes other bots
03.05.2013
Online underground markets seem to offer anything and everything a budding cyber criminal might need.
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SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
29.04.2013
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against Spamhaus, an organization that tracks spam-related activity and provides a blacklist of IP blocks used by known spamming outfits for various anti-spam filters.
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Reported DDoS attacks up 200 percent
29.04.2013
A new Akamai report provides insight into key global statistics including connection speeds, attack traffic, and network connectivity and availability, among many others.
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Who to call when hit by a DDoS attack
26.04.2013
Recent reports all point to the same fact: despite the different motives of the attackers, DDoS attack have become more frequent and more intense.
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35% of businesses experienced a DDoS attack in 2012
26.04.2013
When DDoS attacks hit, organizations are thrown into crisis mode.
Spotlight
Experts highlight top data breach vulnerabilities
Posted on 22 May 2013. | Hidden vulnerabilities lie in everyday activities that can expose personal information and lead to data breach, including buying gas with a credit card or wearing a pacemaker.
A closer look at Mega cloud storage
Posted on 21 May 2013. | Once a novelty, nowadays many cloud storage services are fighting for their piece of the market in the virtual world. Mega offers 50GB of free space with great pricing on Pro accounts.
The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.
Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.
IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.
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