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Russia-linked Hackers Launch DDoS Attacks on U.S. Airport Websites

eSecurity Planet

A series of distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks today briefly took down the websites of over a dozen U.S. See the DDoS Protection Service Providers. Killnet has been launching similar DDoS attacks for months, targeting everything from Romanian government websites to Lithuania’s Secure Data Transfer Network.

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DDoS Myths: Blackholing and Outsourcing Won’t Stop Everything

eSecurity Planet

Gone are the days when you could get away with doing nothing to prepare for DDoS attacks. With the cost of DDoS attacks falling and their frequency and sophistication growing, even organizations that think their profile is too low to worry about DDoS can still become victims. However, there are limitations to this strategy.

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CISOs Getting Back to 'Business as Usual,' Proofpoint Survey Shows

SecureWorld News

Proofpoint today released its annual report titled, "2023 Voice of the CISO: Global insights into CISO challenges, expectations and priorities," in which it surveyed 1,600 CISOs sharing their experiences over the past year and their outlook for what is to come for the cybersecurity industry. That's changing.

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Google creates a Cybersecurity Action Team

CyberSecurity Insiders

Google seems to have taken a pledge to safeguard the security and digital transformation of governments, critical infrastructure managing companies and enterprises-large and small by creating a new cybersecurity advisory team. The post Google creates a Cybersecurity Action Team appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Salary given to cybersecurity specialists in UK

CyberSecurity Insiders

All you IT professionals out there in UK, are you interested in making Cybersecurity as your main career option…? And the role he/she needs to play is to track down any potential cyber risks existing in the IT infrastructure and keep it free from issues such as data theft, Ddos attacks and ransomware attacks.

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13 Cybersecurity Horror Stories to Give you Sleepless Nights

Security Boulevard

Twas a dark and stormy night, and the cybersecurity team stood patiently in their Scrum meeting. Tell us a tale,” the CISO said, and one of their number raised their hand. The post 13 Cybersecurity Horror Stories to Give you Sleepless Nights appeared first on Blog. They caught the eye of their colleagues, and began… 1.

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User Deception: The Biggest Cyber Threat CISOs are Forgetting

Mitnick Security

As a CISO, you're always looking for the next big breakthrough to increase your organization's overall security posture. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and sophisticated anti-virus software are great, but the answer to strong cybersecurity starts with your weakest link: your employees.

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