Understanding and Responding to Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks

Sometimes the best advice is free advice. Especially in cybersecurity, where understanding the ‘why’ behind attacks can be as crucial as defending against them. ...

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Your Smart TV Does 4K, Surround Sound, Denial-of-service…

Any reader who has bought a TV in recent years will know that it’s now almost impossible to buy one that’s just a TV. Instead they are all “smart” TVs, ...

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USENIX Security ’23 – NRDelegationAttack: Complexity DDoS attack on DNS Recursive Resolvers

Authors/Presenters: *Yehuda Afek and Anat Bremler-Barr, Shani Stajnrod* Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and ...

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USENIX Security ’23 – NRDelegationAttack: Complexity DDoS attack on DNS Recursive Resolvers

Authors/Presenters: *Yehuda Afek and Anat Bremler-Barr, Shani Stajnrod* Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and ...

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DDoS attacks saw a huge surge in the first part of 2024, with one particular country badly hit

Distributed Denial of Service attacks continue to grow in size and strength, new research shows.

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HTTP/2 Vulnerability: Protect Web Servers from DoS Attacks

In the digital landscape, security is paramount, especially for web servers handling vast amounts of data. As per recent reports, a vulnerability has emerged within the HTTP/2 ...

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HTTP/2 Vulnerability: Protect Web Servers from DoS Attacks

In the digital landscape, security is paramount, especially for web servers handling vast amounts of data. As per recent reports, a vulnerability has emerged within the HTTP/2 ...

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Inside AWS’s Crusade Against IP Spoofing and DDoS Attacks

SecurityWeek speaks to Tom Scholl, VP and distinguished engineer at AWS, on how the organization tackles IP Spoofing and DDoS attacks. The post Inside AWS’s Crusade ...

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How Nation-State DDoS Attacks Impact Us All

Global organizations and geopolitical entities must adopt new strategies to combat the growing sophistication in attacks that parallel the complexities of our new geopolitical ...

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Proper DDoS Protection Requires Both Detective and Preventive Controls

DDoS attacks still plague the enterprise, but adding preventive measures can reduce their impact.

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HTTP/2 Vulnerability Let Hackers Launch DOS Attacks on Web Servers

Researchers identified a significant vulnerability within the HTTP/2 protocol, potentially allowing hackers to launch Denial of Service (DOS) attacks on web servers. The ...

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Cisco IOS Vulnerability Allows DOS Attacks via Malicious Traffic

Cisco recently fixed a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco IOS Software for Catalyst 6000 Series Switches, which could lead to a denial of service (DoS). This ...

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This hugely dangerous new DoS attack could crash web servers with just a single connection

Multiple platforms confirmed being vulnerable to a flaw dubbed CONTINUATION Flood.

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HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood technique can be exploited in DoS attacks

HTTP/2 CONTINUATION Flood: Researchers warn of a new HTTP/2 vulnerability that can be exploited to conduct powerful denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. HTTP messages can contain ...

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New HTTP/2 DoS attack can crash web servers with a single connection

Newly discovered HTTP/2 protocol vulnerabilities called "CONTINUATION Flood" can lead to denial of service (DoS) attacks, crashing web servers with a single TCP connection in ...

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New HTTP/2 Vulnerability Exposes Web Servers to DoS Attacks

New research has found that the CONTINUATION frame in the HTTP/2 protocol can be exploited to conduct denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. The technique has been ...

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New HTTP/2 DoS Attack Potentially More Severe Than Record-Breaking Rapid Reset

New HTTP/2 DoS method named Continuation Flood can pose a greater risk than Rapid Reset, which has been used for record-breaking attacks. The post New HTTP/2 DoS Attack ...

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RETN launches DDoS mitigation platform, boosting scrubbing capacity 5,000%

RETN develops a ground-breaking DDoS mitigation platform, amplifying scrubbing capacity by an impressive 5,000%, and offering businesses superior network level protection.

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RETN launches DDoS mitigation platform, boosting scrubbing capacity 5,000%

RETN develops a ground-breaking DDoS mitigation platform, amplifying scrubbing capacity by an impressive 5,000%, and offering businesses superior network level protection.

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Ivanti fixes VPN gateway vulnerability allowing RCE, DoS attacks

IT security software company Ivanti has released patches to fix multiple security vulnerabilities impacting its Connect Secure and Policy Secure gateways. [...]

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