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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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/ Michael Wetherbee

Direct-Path and Dynamic Adaptive Attacks Give DDoS a New Destructive Face

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are again on the rise, and they’re getting very good at evading even the best-thought-out defense strategies—putting your organization...

  • Security
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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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/ Eileen Haggerty

Is Network and Application Performance Management Worth the Investment?

For years, NETSCOUT has listened closely to our customers to understand the impact of performance degradations on their business, including customer experience with service and...

  • Enterprise
  • Security
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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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/ Chris Lucas

Solving Cloud Performance and Security Problems with Comprehensive Visibility

Solve cloud performance and security problems with NETSCOUT’s unmatched visibility capabilities.

  • Enterprise
  • Security