Nozomi Networks Labs Finds New Rockwell PLC Vulnerability

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued ICS CERT Advisory (ICSA-19-120-01) concerning Rockwell Automation CompactLogix controllers.
Nozomi Networks responsibly disclosed the vulnerability to CISA and Rockwell Automation.
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Bot Managers Are a Cash-Back Program For Your Company

In my previous blog, I briefly discussed what bot managers are and why they are needed. Today, we will conduct a short ROI exercise (perhaps the toughest task in information security!). To recap: Bots generate a little over half of today’s inter… Continue reading Bot Managers Are a Cash-Back Program For Your Company

The Ping is the Thing: Popular HTML5 Feature Used to Trick Chinese Mobile Users into Joining Latest DDoS Attack

DDoS attacks have always been a major threat to network infrastructure and web applications. Attackers are always creating new ways to exploit legitimate services for malicious purposes, forcing us to constantly research DDoS attacks in our CDN to buil… Continue reading The Ping is the Thing: Popular HTML5 Feature Used to Trick Chinese Mobile Users into Joining Latest DDoS Attack

DDoS Protection Requires Looking Both Ways

Service availability is a key component of the user experience. Customers expect services to be constantly available and fast-responding, and any downtime can result in disappointed users, abandoned shopping carts, and lost customers. Consequently, DD… Continue reading DDoS Protection Requires Looking Both Ways

Mirai Variant Adds Dozen New Exploits to Target Enterprise IoT Devices

Security researchers have uncovered a new variant of the infamous Mirai Internet of Things botnet, this time targeting embedded devices intended for use within business environments in an attempt to gain control over larger bandwidth to carry out devas… Continue reading Mirai Variant Adds Dozen New Exploits to Target Enterprise IoT Devices

What Do Banks and Cybersecurity Have in Common? Everything.

New cyber-security threats require new solutions. New solutions require a project to implement them. The problems and solutions seem infinite while budgets remain bounded. Therefore, the challenge becomes how to identify the priority threats… Continue reading What Do Banks and Cybersecurity Have in Common? Everything.

Ukrainian Police Arrest 6 Hackers Linked to DDoS and Financial Attacks

Ukrainian Police have this week busted out two separate groups of hackers involved in carrying out DDoS attacks against news agencies and stealing money from Ukrainian citizens, respectively.

According to the authorities, the four suspected hackers th… Continue reading Ukrainian Police Arrest 6 Hackers Linked to DDoS and Financial Attacks

Top 3 Cyberattacks Targeting Proxy Servers

Today, many organizations are now realizing that DDoS defense is critical to maintaining an exceptional customer experience. Why? Because nothing diminishes load times or impacts the end user’s experience more than a cyberattack. As a facilitato… Continue reading Top 3 Cyberattacks Targeting Proxy Servers

British Hacker-for-Hire Goes to Prison for Liberian Telecom, Deutsche Telekom Mirai Attack

The British professional hacker behind the 2016 Mirai attack on Lonestar, Liberia’s largest telecom company, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, announced the UK National Crime Agency. Daniel Kaye, also known as “BestBuy&… Continue reading British Hacker-for-Hire Goes to Prison for Liberian Telecom, Deutsche Telekom Mirai Attack