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Kaspersky experts believe the rise in malicious activity can be attributed to the impact of COVID-19, as both cybercriminals and their targets have had to reconsider their holiday plans. More

Cloudflare recorded the ‘biggest ever’ attacks – 88% of all large (100 Gbps) attacks this year were launched after the lockdown period in March.More

As more services are migrating online, DDoS attacks are increasingly shifting away from the network layer, and into the application layer, writes Radware product marketing manager Eyal Arazi.More

Security teams already know the value of a layered defence; it’s time to add more layers, writes ThousandEyes principal solutions analyst Mike Hicks.More

Generally considered the “off season” for DDoS attacks, researchers attribute the surge in incidents to malicious efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.More

Taking measures to prevent disruption to critical servers is paramount, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are high on the list of threats. More

Researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the implementation of DNS recursive resolvers that can be abused to launch disruptive DDoS attacks against any victim.More

“Imperva is an exciting addition ... they provide leading solutions for enterprise data security, web application, BOT protection, and CDN markets.”More

The pandemic has created a perfect storm for financial cybercrime, with attackers taking advantage of every opportunity they get to target financial institutions.More

Just as someone would never remove the airbags from their car simply because they have never had a serious accident, so they should not cut back on cyber defences just because they hadn’t had a major attack in a while.More

Threat actors are clearly taking advantage of the great shift to remote working and learning incited by the outbreak of COVID-19, in which people are isolated and are therefore heavily reliant on digital resources. More

“An organisation that is unprepared for an attack can face devastating consequences."More

We spoke to Radware’s VP of technologies for Asia Pacific and Japan, Yaniv Hoffman.More

The security breach represents the same protocol that was exploited by the Industroyer malware which attacked a Ukrainian power grid in 2016. More

Kaspersky research has found that DDoS attacks have almost doubled in Q4 2019 with roughly 28% of attacks occurring on the weekend.More

According to a Kaspersky report, Sundays are becoming an increasingly popular day to attack.More

The study examines the effects of DDoS attacks and those of the countermeasures taken against them.More

Enterprise networks and communications service providers (CSPs) need attack mitigation as DNS patch adoption creates new threats.More

The new Melbourne scrubbing centre will allow Akamai to continue to meet its aims of having three-to-five times the capacity of the largest DDoS attacks currently recorded.More

“Traditionally, troublemakers who conduct DDoS attacks for fun go on holiday during the summer and give up their activity until September."More

DDoS attacks are one of the most complex threats that businesses face, with just a few minutes of downtime proving costly for organisations.More

Study shows significant market opportunity for unified communications providers and a need for comprehensive security solutions.More

Australian spending on public cloud services is expected to reach $6.5 billion this year according to GartnerMore

A10 Network’s Adrian Taylor uses findings from a number of reports to illustrate his point that advances in technology are facilitating cybercrime.More