Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)

How Falling Crypto Prices Impacted Cyber Crime

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Mike Elgan

Some rare good news in the world of cyber crime trends: Certain crimes declined in 2022 after years of constant rises. Should we credit crypto? Some estimates say that cryptocurrencies have lost $2 trillion in value since November 2021. During that time, the costs associated with cyber crimes, such as ransomware payouts and financial scams, […]

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Dissecting and Exploiting TCP/IP RCE Vulnerability “EvilESP”

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Valentina Palmiotti

September’s Patch Tuesday unveiled a critical remote vulnerability in tcpip.sys, CVE-2022-34718. The advisory from Microsoft reads: “An unauthenticated attacker could send a specially crafted IPv6 packet to a Windows node where IPsec is enabled, which could enable a remote code execution exploitation on that machine.” Pure remote vulnerabilities usually yield a lot of interest, but […]

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Cybersecurity Trends: IBM’s Predictions for 2022

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Jennifer Gregory

After the challenging year of 2021, we look forward to what’s next in 2022. Over the past two years, we’ve seen a tremendous shift in how consumers and businesses accomplish tasks with the continued shift to digital and cloud. As a result of disappearing perimeters and increased digital data, cybersecurity attacks have, not surprisingly, increased. […]

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An Attack Against Time

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Abby Ross

When Liza Minnelli sang that famous tune, “Money makes the world go around,” she should have added one more word: time. Time makes the world go around. It’s that one agreed-upon part of life that the world shares. From laptops to phones to wall clocks to just about every other technology, time is everywhere, controlling […]

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DDoS Attacks Increase in Size, Frequency and Duration

Posted on July 30, 2020 by NewsCred System

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are increasing in size, frequency and duration. Kaspersky Lab reported a doubling of DDoS attacks in the first quarter of 2020 compared with the fourth quarter of 2019, plus an 80% jump compared with the same quarter last year. Kaspersky also found that DDoS cyberattacks are increasing in duration. […]

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What Is a DDoS Attack?

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Diana Kightlinger

After 20 years, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can still result in critical damage to businesses. Learn more about how to mitigate a DDoS attack on your corporate network.

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About That IoT Device You Received as a Holiday Gift…

Posted on December 30, 2019 by George Platsis

An IoT device can be extremely useful in your everyday life, but like all technologies, it still has flaws and can add to your risk profile.

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The Decline of Hacktivism: Attacks Drop 95 Percent Since 2015

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Camille Singleton

Despite the rise in vulnerability reporting, cryptojacking attacks and attacks on critical infrastructure, one threat trend has been on the decline.

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving: PCI Compliance for Post-Holiday Season Returns

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Douglas Bonderud

Holiday spending is on the rise both in-store and online. How can retailers ensure PCI compliance to manage large transaction volumes and post-holiday refunds?

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