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How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks with Log Analytics

CyberSecurity Insiders

Is your organization prepared to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against mission-critical cloud-based applications? A DDoS attack is a cyber attack that uses bots to flood the targeted server or application with junk traffic, exhausting its resources and disrupting service for real human users. Source: Testbytes.

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Behavioral Analytics in Cybersecurity: Does It Work as Advertised?

eSecurity Planet

A common use case for behavioral analytics is on eCommerce or media platforms. In 2019, researchers from Southern Methodist University conducted a study using behavioral analytics algorithms on network traffic to detect DDoS attacks. The type of anomaly being detected also affected performance.