Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Attacks

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Intelligence

How Will You Face the High Price of DDoS Attacks?

The largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack occurred in the spring of 2018. The attack lasted more than eight minutes and measured 1.3 Tbps, according to Threatpost. But it’s a record no one in the security industry expects to last long, as DDoS attacks continue to increase in length, strength and damage. This type of…

Network Security, Vulnerabilities

Issued by: Security Intelligence

The Internet of Trouble: Securing Vulnerable IoT Devices

There are times when perception will coalesce around something that has been previously known, but not taken seriously. That is what happened recently with the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) weaponization of the Internet of Things (IoT). Although government agencies have issued warnings about the potential problem of vulnerable IoT devices, nobody has ever really done anything…