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Anonymous Sudan
/ Christopher Conrad, Marcin Nawrocki

Anonymous Sudan

Anonymous Sudan is a highly prolific threat actor conducting distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) to support their pro-Russian, anti-Western agenda. Although the attacks...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
  • DDoS Tools and Services
  • Political DDoS
DNS NXDOMAIN
/ Roland Dobbins, Richard Hummel

The Power of Names

Typically, application-layer protocols such as HTTP/s, QUIC, SIP, and others receive the lion’s share of attention in most discussions of internet traffic. But it’s the Domain Name...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
http attack
/ Roland Dobbins

HTTP/2 'Rapid Reset' Application-Layer DDoS Attacks Targeting Shared Cloud Computing, SaaS, and CDN Infrastructure Providers

In a joint disclosure by several well-known cloud computing, SaaS, and CDN operators, a new HTTP/2 application-layer DDoS attack vector (CVE-2023-44487) has been described which...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
BPH Site
/ ASERT Team

Bulletproof Hosting (BPH) Taxonomy

The phrase Bulletproof hosting suggests technical sophistication, infrastructure resiliency, and a platform with elaborate redundancy. However, for the internet security community...

  • threat analysis
apac
/ 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
warning
/ 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
globe
/ 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
FBI DDoS-for-Hire Takedown Message
/ John Kristoff

Global DDoS-for-hire Takedown

On December 15, 2022, The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in cooperation with several international law enforcement partners, seized 49 domain names and arrested six...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
botnet
/ John Kristoff

Remembering SQL Slammer

Twenty years ago SQL Slammer Worm devastated the then known internet, resulting in widespread outages and disruptions. What happened? Why was it successful? Can it happen again...

  • Arbor Networks - DDoS Experts
  • Attacks and DDoS Attacks
Geographical black background with blue
/ Gary Sockrider

Geopolitical Unrest Drives DDoS Activity

Service providers are on the front lines of geopolitical unrest and sociopolitically motivated DDoS attacks. They need to consider both local and international conflicts when...

  • Threat Intelligence
  • DDoS
  • Security
Man with headset on and working on computer
/ Brooke Jameson

From Sweats to Slacks: Companies Embrace Hybrid Work

Network and application performance management is critical for monitoring the business systems employees rely on.

  • Business Continuity
  • Enterprise
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/ NETSCOUT

Adaptive DDoS Suppression for a Safer, More Resilient Internet

Adaptive DDoS defenses can nullify even large-scale attacks before they reach a critical mass.

  • Threat Intelligence
  • DDoS