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Comcast Business 2021 DDoS Threat Report: DDoS Becomes a Bigger Priority as Multivector Attacks are on the Rise

Dark Reading

Comcast Business mitigated 24,845 multi-vector DDoS attacks in 2021, a 47 percent increase over 2020.

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Don’t Get ‘Shawshanked’ by DNS Tunneling 

Security Boulevard

Since the onset of the pandemic, cyberattackers have increasingly looked to leverage DNS channels to steal data, launch DDoS attacks and deploy malware—and the cost of these attacks is rising. According to IDC’s 2020 Global DNS Threat Report, the average cost of such an attack is now approaching $1 million, and impacts can range from.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 261

Security Affairs

Please give me your vote for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Are Maze operators behind the attack on the IT services giant Cognizant? Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As part of double extortion attacks, tactics often include the threat of DDoS attacks. According to a separate study 2 , double extortion, which became popular in the first quarter of 2020, collects confidential business information before encrypting a victim's database.

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2022: The threat landscape is paved with faster and more complex attacks with no signs of stopping

Webroot

2020 may have been the year of establishing remote connectivity and addressing the cybersecurity skills gap, but 2021 presented security experts, government officials and businesses with a series of unpresented challenges. Threats abound in 2021.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Vendor reports note huge volume of attacks on local and public infrastructure, such as: CrowdStrike: Monitored hacktivist and nation-state distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks related to the Israli-Palestinian conflict, including against a US airport. 50,000 DDoS attacks on public domain name service (DNS) resolvers.