Users of file sharing website Mega have been tripped up in a credential stuffing attack.

Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.

China continues its reign as one of the world’s most prevalent cyberattackers, taking the number two rank for the top five source countries globally.

Misconfigured memcached servers on internet data center (IDC) networks are being increasingly abused to conduct amplification attacks worldwide.

One of the big winners of the night was Metronode, who was named Australia’s Data Center Service Provider of The Year.

The firm says Nominum’s DNS-based security solutions support many of the world’s carriers, which fit well with Akamai’s investment in DNS products.

"I want to especially thank the organizations who are attacked with DDoS traffic and are kind enough to share detailed information about the attacks."

​This month Gartner released the results of its latest Magic Quadrant for Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), ranking the top vendors in the market.

Attacks are on the rise and cybercriminals are reverting to old techniques, with Akamai using the quote “everything old is new again."

​Freshworks has announced the appointment of SIdharth Malik to the specially created position of chief revenue officer.

Australian businesses can no longer rely on the ‘Island Australia’ approach and need to strengthen their upstream defence against large attacks.

I think most people have a limited view of IoT or “Internet of Everything” (IoE) or “Operational Technology” (OT).

New research discovers the physical and emotional responses humans have to low-quality or buffering video content. Surprise, we don't like it at all.

"Major mobile networks in Australia diligently retired many older mobile networks showing huge progress to support better mobile connection speed."

Online retail benefits from delivering better customer experiences, especially on mobile devices.

According to Akamai, sites and applications need to maximise consumer interaction and engagement by offering a fast and reliable platform.

“At the same time, security and IT teams remain responsible for ensuring visibility, security and performance."

ANZ internet is looking bright, according to Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet Report.

Akamai's Q1 2016 State of the Internet - Security Report has been released today, detailing threats affecting global cloud and cyber security.

A potentially malicious DDoS vulnerability has been discovered by Akamai's Security Intelligence Response team.

“This quarter’s report shows great year-over-year growth in average connection speeds and overall broadband adoption."

"While there’s still work to be done, more parts of the world are increasingly able to support delivery of broadcast-quality video content online.”

"Malicious actors aren't backing down. They're hammering away at the same targets over and over again."

“The ability to manipulate page rankings is an enticing proposition and business for attackers."