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BrandPost: What is a Reflection/Amplification DDoS Attack?

CSO Magazine

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to accelerate digital transformation efforts in response to an exploding need for remote connectivity. In particular, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack s have risen dramatically.

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Here’s how anyone with $20 can hire an IoT botnet to blast out a week-long DDoS attack

The Last Watchdog

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to erupt all across the Internet showing not the faintest hint of leveling off, much less declining, any time soon. Related video: How DDoS attacks leverage the Internet’s DNA. DDoS attacks are evolving to become more diverse. GitHub’s logo. But that’s not all.

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Crooks target Ukraine’s IT Army with a tainted DDoS tool

Security Affairs

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” Liberator is advertised as a DDoS tool to launch attacks against “Russian propaganda websites.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Estonia blocked cyberattacks claimed by Pro-Russia Killnet group

Security Affairs

Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. Attempted DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. (1/4)

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Thales + Imperva: Delivering the Next Generation of Data Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Application Security : Mitigate against volumetric attacks with DDoS Protection, protect applications with Web Application Firewall (WAF), combat bad bots and online fraud with Advanced Bot Protection (ABP), discover and protect API endpoints with API Security, and secure the software supply chain with Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP).

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Estonia faces Russian Cyber Attack for removing Soviet World War 3 Monument

CyberSecurity Insiders

Lukas Ilves, the Chief of Digital Transformation, confirmed the news and added that the digital assault was minor and did not result in serious disruption.

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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.