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/ Gary Sockrider

Bots Gone Bad

Among the many distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats targeting internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprises, botnets are one of the most dangerous. Direct-path bot...

  • DDoS
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/ Gary Sockrider

DDoS Attack Motivations Abound

Last year saw a huge increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with most stemming from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But they weren’t centered just on Ukraine...

  • DDoS
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/ Chris Lucas

Those Sneaky Adaptive DDoS Attacks!

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines “sneaky” as “marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness.” “Stealth” is defined as “intended not to attract attention.” “Furtive” is defined...

  • DDoS
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/ Chris Lucas

Parachutes, Brakes, and Adaptive DDoS Defenses Must Work Well When Needed

When do you settle for less than 100 percent reliability when it comes to products or solutions? Answer: When the risk of the failure is not fatal, catastrophic, or extremely...

  • DDoS
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/ Chris Lucas

The Old Ways Are Not Good Enough Against Modern DDoS Attacks

The medieval castle became the fortification of choice in the Middle Ages, and attack strategies evolved into scaling ladders, battering rams, siege towers, catapults, and mining...

  • DDoS
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/ NETSCOUT

Let’s face it: Life isn’t safe, and threats exist all around us.

Most of us learn early on not to stroll down a dark alley, but if you’re an internet service provider (ISP) or enterprise, mitigating threats isn’t that simple. The devastation...

  • DDoS
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/ Michael Wetherbee

DDoS Attacks on the U.S. Healthcare System Could Have Disastrous Results

Imagine you need something to keep you alive, but you find out that a hacker has shut down the system that provides that life-saving necessity—say a ventilator or a medication...

  • DDoS
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/ Richard Hummel

100% Increase in DDoS Attacks Against India

Summary NETSCOUT and ASERT have observed massive increases in DDoS attacks against Indian targets. This near doubling of DDoS attacks since the beginning of 2023 has been fueled by...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • Political DDoS
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/ Roland Dobbins, Steinthor Bjarnason, John Kristoff

Service Location Protocol (SLP) Reflection/Amplification Attack Mitigation Recommendations

With the computing power and internet transit capacity available to a substantial proportion of abusable SLP reflectors/amplifiers, attackers can potentially launch extremely high...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
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/ Chris Lucas

Fact Versus Fiction in Modern DDoS Attacks and Defense Strategies

Did 300 ancient Spartan warriors hold off tens of thousands of Persians at Thermopylae? Probably not. Did George Washington chop down his father’s cherry tree and then confess...

  • DDoS
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/ Richard Hummel

DDoS Attacks Targeting NATO Members Increasing

As the effects of COVID-19 and inflated numbers of DDoS attacks have settled into some semblance of normalcy, it has been all out DDoS war for Finland, Hungary, and Turkey.

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Political DDoS
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
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/ NETSCOUT

How to Prepare for and Mitigate DDoS Attacks

Organizations in any sector, in any vertical market, and in any part of the world depend on the Internet in order to function. They must be able to operate at the speeds and scale...

  • DDoS