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Rate limiting is a commonly-used tool to defend against application-layer (L7) DDoS attacks. However, the shortcomings of this approach raises the question of whether the cure is worse than the disease? As more applications transition to web and cloud… Continue reading Rate Limiting-A Cure Worse Than the Disease?
As DDoS attacks grow more frequent, more powerful, and more sophisticated, many organizations turn to DDoS mitigation providers to protect themselves against attack. Before evaluating DDoS protection solutions, it is important to assess the needs, obj… Continue reading 8 Questions to Ask in DDoS Protection
This blog series dives into the different DDoS protection models, in order to help customers choose the optimal protection for their particular use-case. The first parts of this series covered premise-based appliances and on-demand cloud services. Thi… Continue reading Choosing the Right DDoS Solution – Part III: Always-On Cloud Service
This blog series explores the various options for DDoS protection and help organizations choose the optimal solution for themselves. The first part of this series covered the premise-based DDoS mitigation appliance. This installment will provide an ov… Continue reading Choosing the Right DDoS Solution – Part II: On-Demand Cloud Service
As DDoS attacks grow more frequent, more powerful, and more sophisticated, many organizations turn to DDoS mitigation providers to protect themselves against attacks. However, DDoS protection is not a one-size-fits-all fixed menu; rather, it is an a-l… Continue reading Choosing the Right DDoS Solution – Part I: On-Prem Appliance
Security researchers have discovered a “kill switch” that could help companies protect their websites under massive DDoS attack launched using vulnerable Memcached servers.
Massive Memcached reflection DDoS attacks with an unprecedented amplification … Continue reading ‘Kill Switch’ to Mitigate Memcached DDoS Attacks — Flush ‘Em All
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Blockchain startups are cropping up left and right aiming to disrupt existing services and business models.
These range from the trivial to potentially game-changing solutions that can revolutionize the internet as we know it. … Continue reading Gladius Shows Promise in Utilizing Blockchain Tech to Fight Hackers
It’s been close to five years since we last looked at Incapsula, a security-focused CDN service known for its DDoS mitigation and web application security features.
As one would expect, during these five years the company has expanded and improved, in… Continue reading Incapsula Updated Review — New Security Options, Improved Delivery and Reliability
Jigsaw and Google said they would offer a free suite of security tools aimed at securing political elections. Continue reading Google, Jigsaw Partner on Free Tools to Secure Elections
Yes, you only need a single laptop with a decent internet connection, rather a massive botnet, to launch overwhelming denial of service (DoS) attacks in order to bring down major Internet servers and modern-day firewalls.
Researchers at TDC Security O… Continue reading Even A Single Computer Can Take Down Big Servers Using BlackNurse Attack