Anatomy of a DDoS attack
2022-02-07
Ali Sleiman, Technical Director MEA at Infoblox, provides an understanding of DDoS attacks and offers tips on how to mitigate these attacks.Read More…
Keeping the game on during Euro 2020
2021-06-16
David Warburton, Principal Threat Evangelist at F5 Labs elaborates on the cybersecurity risks during this game season. The delayed Euro 2020 Championships kicked off this week, marking the start of one of the largest sporting events to take place in more than a year.Read More…
Mirai-based botnet launches major DDoS attack on streaming service
2019-07-28
A massive 13-day long Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on a single online service has been launched by a Mirai-based botnet, according to Imperva. The botnet, which was observed coordinating 402,000 different IPs, most of which are apparently located in Brazil, was using Internet of Things (IoT) devices withRead More…
Mirai, the IoT botnet
2017-05-31
The McAfee Labs Threats Report: April 2017, details the challenges facing threat intelligence sharing efforts, probes the architecture and inner workings of Mirai botnets, assesses reported attacks across industries, and reveals growth trends in malware, ransomware, mobile malware and other threats in Q4 2016. Read More…
Timeline of notable attack incidents
2017-05-03
Cyber criminals revealed new levels of ambition in 2016. The year was marked by extraordinary attacks, including multi-million dollar virtual bank heists and overt attempts to sabotage organizations by state-sponsored groups including Shamoon, and record-breaking DDoS attacks that were carried out by infecting IoT devices. This infographic by Symantec revealsRead More…