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Cybersecurity Risks of 5G – And How to Control Them

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Hackers can spread malware via IoT networks, disrupt supply chains in development, and use a fleet of routers as an IoT botnet to launch a DDoS attack. Also Read: Cloudflare Fended Off Mirai Botnet DDoS Attack. This instance can result in NFV data breaches, resource exhaustion, or DDoS attacks. Network Slice Compromise.

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

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For advantages, private blockchains are more scalable and energy-efficient with suggested use cases of banking and supply chain management. DDoS: Overwhelming the Network. In the age-old denial of service (DDoS) attack, a fleet of attacker devices can overwhelm an organization’s web server, thus blocking access to legitimate users.