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How to detect and respond to a DDoS network cyber attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common form of cyber attack that aims to disrupt the normal functioning of a network by overwhelming it with traffic. In this type of attack, the attacker uses multiple devices to flood a network or a server with traffic, making it unavailable to legitimate users.

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Google blocks worlds largest DDoS Cyber Attacks

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Google has released a formal statement that it has one of the largest Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS) for one its customers, thus avoiding large scale disruption and downtime that could have lasted for days. “It The post Google blocks worlds largest DDoS Cyber Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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NSFOCUS Innovative DDoS Protection Technology Secures Your Network Perimeter

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One of the most common and dangerous types of attacks is distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), which can hide, coordinate, and scale up to overwhelm a target. DDoS attacks threaten […] The post NSFOCUS Innovative DDoS Protection Technology Secures Your Network Perimeter appeared first on NSFOCUS, Inc.,

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Microsoft stops 3.7 Tbps DDoS Cyber Attack in history

CyberSecurity Insiders

Microsoft, the tech giant of America, has announced that it has blocked probably the world’s largest DDoS cyber attack observed to date. As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, the distributed denial of service attack (Ddos) was massive, hitting 3.7 The post Microsoft stops 3.7

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Internet in New Zealand disrupted due to a DDoS Cyber Attack

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A Distributed Denial of Service attack shortly known as DDoS resulted in the disruption of internet services across New Zealand leading to shut down or temporary closure of businesses from afternoon today, i.e. September 3rd,2021. To those who are unaware of what is a DDoS attack, here’s a bit of explanation.

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DDoS Cyber Attack downs internet in North Korea

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A distributed denial of service attack, fondly known as DDoS, has reportedly hit North Korea in early hours of Wednesday, bringing down whole of the connectivity to a near halt. South Korea launched the attack in retaliation for the Kim Jong Un’s fifth missile test conducted a few days ago.

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Anonymous Sudan launched Cyber Attack on Microsoft Outlook

CyberSecurity Insiders

Outlook.com users have been suffering with intermittent outages from yesterday and news is out that the disruption was caused because of a DDoS cyber attack launched by a hacking group named ‘Anonymous Sudan’. Microsoft acknowledged the outage as true, but failed to label it as a state funded attack.