When it comes to mitigating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, security professionals have long been concerned about the growing volume and frequency of such incidents. NETSCOUT Arbor, which specialises in advanced DDoS protection solutions, says...
According to IoT Analytics, a provider of market insights for the Internet of Things (IoT), the IoT arena has seen growth in the first and second quarters of 2018, raising the total number of global IoT devices in use today to around seven billion. However, a...
October 30, 2018 •
General, Security •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Five steps to evaluating a DDoS managed service provider
The news that the Southern African Department of Labour was recently able to foil a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on one of its external facing servers in early September reminds us that businesses and governments must remain vigilant at all...
July 16, 2018 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Fend off DDoS attacks with greater AI and automation
When every second counts, you need to make your response to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack fast and decisive. A recent paper from NETSCOUT Arbor, which specialises in advanced DDoS protection solutions, clarifies how AI and automation can help...
June 25, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on The World Cup is here, stay ahead of potential cyber threats
Sophos, a network and endpoint security company, reminded football fans of how cybercriminals have used people’s interest in the sport to launch cyber attacks. Football has been targeted before by those who want to turn international community events into...
May 7, 2018 •
Security, Sponsored •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on DDoS attacks becoming more complex and costly
New data is showing that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are becoming more complex and causing more financial damage than ever. This is according to the recently published 2017 Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report from NETSCOUT Arbor, which...
As the world of cryptocurrencies continues to grow exponentially, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attackers have a new set of targets, namely the exchanges that power cryptocurrency trades, as well as the computer systems used to ‘mine’...
March 23, 2018 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Combating the seven swords of cybercrime
With automated tools and hackers for hire, cybercrime has turned into a game for profit. Recent research from F5 Labs shows that out of 429 reported breaches studied between 2005 and 2017, hackers gained $2.75 billion on the black market. The digital world...
March 20, 2018 •
Security, Sponsored •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on BYOD: the benefits, risks and threats
Arbor Networks has, with many peers, been discussing BYOD (Bring Your Own Devices) for over five years now and, as predicted, through the ongoing growth in use of external devices in companies all over South Africa, this trend is not going away. This is...
December 12, 2017 •
Retail, Security, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Retailers warned to keep e-commerce platforms up-to-date this festive season
A study conducted by Kaspersky Lab has revealed that over 77 percent of companies globally have suffered from some kind of attack during the last 12 months. The Kaspersky Lab IT Security Economics Report shows that over the past year there has been an...
November 14, 2017 •
Security •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on Steps to help you protect yourself online
On the heels of some very high-profile and disturbing data breaches, this year’s Cyber Security Awareness Month is timely. After the announcements of major data breach announcements from Equifax, Deloitte and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with...
New cyber-storm clouds are gathering. Check Point Researchers have discovered that Botnets are evolving and recruiting IoT devices at a far greater pace and with more potential damage than the Mirai botnet of 2016. IoT Botnets are Internet-connected smart...
Kaspersky Lab has announced the launch of an internet of Things (IoT) solution for “smart” homes. The Kaspersky IOT scanner scans the home Wi-Fi network and informs owners about the devices connected to it and the level of security. The solution...
Today’s Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have grown in complexity and now employ a combination of volumetric, TCP-state exhaustion and application-layer attack vectors. Without the right protection in place, an advanced, high-volume DDoS attack...
The so-called Ostrich Syndrome is a term used to describe people who prefer to “stick their heads in the sand”, much as an ostrich does, rather than accept some uncomfortable facts. Sadly, when it comes to indisputable threats like Distributed Denial of...
The growing size, frequency and complexity of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks presents a serious challenge for any business. A recent study by industry analysts Quadrant Knowledge Solutions has identified Arbor Networks as the global market and...
