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Massive Surge in DDoS Attacks Reported in First Quarter of 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

targeting the DNS, and the remaining 3.7% Leverage professional DDoS mitigation services to ensure round-the-clock protection, proactive threat intelligence, and immediate response to emerging threats. Keep software, firmware, and security patches up to date to minimize vulnerabilities that could be exploited by attackers.

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DDoS attacks in Q4 2020

SecureList

The DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) protocol is used to establish secure connections over UDP, through which most DNS queries, as well as audio and video traffic, are sent. After the attacks came to light, the manufacturer promptly released a firmware update for configuring verification of incoming requests. Statistics.

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