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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

DDoS: Overwhelming the Network. In the age-old denial of service (DDoS) attack, a fleet of attacker devices can overwhelm an organization’s web server, thus blocking access to legitimate users. Securing edge devices with identity authentication. Mitigating risk of false key propagation and identity theft.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. Founded: 2009. It’s a pretty secure market too, given that employees are the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain and ransomware and phishing remain top threats. Visit website.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! A federal grand jury indicts Albert Gonzalez and two Russian accomplices in 2009. He is arrested and sentenced to 20 months in prison.