Denial-of-service attacks

Great Plains Communications Introduces Enhanced DDoS Protection, Providing Real-time Threat Protection and Mitigation

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Denial-of-service attacks, Cyberwarfare, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Cyberattack, Cyberspace, Internet

Blair, Nebraska, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Plains Communications (GPC) , a growing Midwestern telecommunications provider, today announced the availability of GPC Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection service for mitigating todays ever-increasing and more sophisticated DDoS attacks.

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  • Blair, Nebraska, Aug. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Plains Communications (GPC) , a growing Midwestern telecommunications provider, today announced the availability of GPC Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection service for mitigating todays ever-increasing and more sophisticated DDoS attacks.
  • To meet enterprise network and application cybersecurity requirements, GPC DDoS Protection offers both proactive and on-demand mitigation services, along with network traffic analytics accessible via a web-based customer portal.
  • GPC DDoS Protection provides 24x7 DDoS monitoring and notifications for Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) bandwidth from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
  • Great Plains Communications is one of the largest privately-owned telecommunications providers in the Midwest and is headquartered in Blair, Nebraska.

Radware Security Report: Q2 2021 Blocked DDoS Attack Volumes Up More Than 40% Year Over Year

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Computer networking, Computer companies, Computing, Cyberwarfare, Deep packet inspection, Radware, WAN optimization, Denial-of-service attacks, Denial-of-service attack

MAHWAH, N.J., July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced results from its Q2 2021 DDoS Attack Report .

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  • MAHWAH, N.J., July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced results from its Q2 2021 DDoS Attack Report .
  • The report revealed that second quarter blocked DDoS attack volumes were up more than 40% compared to the same period in 2020.
  • The report provides an overview of DDoS attack trends by industry, as well as across applications and attack types.
  • The Americas and EMEA accounted for about 80% of the blocked attack volume during that same period.

DDoS Threat Landscape Report Reveals a 50% Increase in Peak Attack Traffic

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Denial-of-service attacks, Cyberwarfare, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Telia Company, Telia, Telecommunications, Companies, Telecommunication industry

The report investigates changes in attack vector, size and frequency, and reveals a staggering 50% increase in peak attack traffic compared to 2019, with a jump to 1.18 Terabytes per Second (TBPS) or 887 Mega Packets Per Second (Mpps).

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  • The report investigates changes in attack vector, size and frequency, and reveals a staggering 50% increase in peak attack traffic compared to 2019, with a jump to 1.18 Terabytes per Second (TBPS) or 887 Mega Packets Per Second (Mpps).
  • The "Telia Carrier 2021 DDoS Threat Landscape Report" , is a snapshot of Telia Carrier's monitoring and mitigation efforts to protect customers across its extensive global network.
  • During the same period, the average size of a DDoS attack was 19 Gbps (23 Mpps), with an average duration of 10 minutes.
  • "The rise of carpet bombing as a popular attack vector and a dramatic increase in peak attack traffic are two important reasons why organizations need to move to automatic threat mitigation techniques," said Jorg Dekker, Head of Internet Services at Telia Carrier.

Corero Network Security and Juniper Networks to Provide Critical DDoS Protection Solution to Plusnet GmbH

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Cyberwarfare, Computing, Computer networking, Denial-of-service attacks, Computer network security, DDoS mitigation, System administration, Plusnet, Denial-of-service attack, Junos OS, Juniper Networks

Plusnet needed to automate DDoS mitigation with effective, dynamic, and scalable protection to defend its national network from attack-driven outages.

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  • Plusnet needed to automate DDoS mitigation with effective, dynamic, and scalable protection to defend its national network from attack-driven outages.
  • With the Juniper-Corero solution, Plusnet is able to further improve network protection without any significant impact on network performance," saidRalf Weber, Head of Competence Center Network & Security, Plusnet.
  • Plusnet took an active approach to thwart DDoS attacks with Juniper Networks and Corero Joint DDoS Protection , delivering real-time detection and line-rate mitigation of DDoS attacks, which is able to identify and block very significant attacks in seconds.
  • Juniper Networks, the Juniper Networks logo, Juniper, Junos, and other trademarks listed here are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.

McAfee Sees Ransomware-as-a-Service, Cryptocurrency and Internet of Things Threats Surge in Q1 2021

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Technology, Internet, Data management, Security, Technology, Computing, Articles, Botnets, Linux malware, Cybercrime, Denial-of-service attacks, Security breaches, Mirai, Malware, Computer security, Internet of things, McAfee Labs and Advanced Threat Research, McAfee, MCAFEE LABS AND ADVANCED THREAT RESEARCH, MCAFEE

McAfee Corp. (Nasdaq: MCFE), the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released its McAfee Threats Report: June 2021 , examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the first quarter of 2021.

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  • McAfee Corp. (Nasdaq: MCFE), the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released its McAfee Threats Report: June 2021 , examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the first quarter of 2021.
  • Additionally, a surge in the growth of new Mirai-based malware variants drove increases in malware targeting Internet of Things (55%) and Linux (38%) systems.
  • The first quarter of 2021 saw the volume of new malware threats average 688 threats per minute, an increase of 40 threats per minute over Q4 2020.
  • A variety of new Mirai malware variants drove increases on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Linux malware categories in Q1.

Corero Strengthens DDoS Protection for the Network Edge and 5G with Latest Software Release

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Cyberwarfare, Denial-of-service attacks, Computer network security, Data security, Computer security, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Cybercrime

"The newest enhancements to SmartWall TDD now make it easier than ever for customers to deliver automatic, real-time DDoS protection.

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  • "The newest enhancements to SmartWall TDD now make it easier than ever for customers to deliver automatic, real-time DDoS protection.
  • Our partnership with Juniper allows both Corero and Juniper to deploy an industry leading DDoS protection solution, leveraging their SDN-enabled MX Series routers and Corero's software intelligence.
  • These software enhancements enable us to deliver leading protection against the growing threat of DDoS."
  • Corero Network Security plc is a global leader in real-time, high-performance, automatic DDoS cyber defense solutions.

Nokia Deepfield global analysis shows most DDoS attacks originate from fewer than 50 hosting companies

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Computing, Concurrent computing, Distributed computing, Cyberwarfare, Denial-of-service attacks, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Content delivery network, DDoS mitigation, BlockDos

The results trace the origins of most of the high-bandwidth, high-intensity (volumetric) attacks to a limited number of internet domains, finding that most global DDoS attacks (by frequency and traffic volume) originate in less than 50 hosting companies and regional providers.

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  • The results trace the origins of most of the high-bandwidth, high-intensity (volumetric) attacks to a limited number of internet domains, finding that most global DDoS attacks (by frequency and traffic volume) originate in less than 50 hosting companies and regional providers.
  • As COVID lockdown measures were implemented in 2020, Nokia Deepfield noticed a 40-50% increase in DDoS traffic.
  • The newly enhanced Nokia Deepfield Defender provides fast and accurate DDoS detection and facilitates agile mitigation of volumetric DDoS attacks at the network edge.
  • Nokia Deepfields DDoS traffic analysis is based on a large global sample of service providers, ranging from companies which provide global transit and residential broadband services, to regional providers, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), webscale and hosting companies.

Radware Alert: Fancy Lazarus DDoS Extortion Group is Back with New Campaign Focused on Unprotected Assets Across All Industries

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Monday, June 14, 2021
Cyberwarfare, Cyberattacks, Computing, Computer networking, Denial-of-service attack, Denial-of-service attacks, Internet Relay Chat, Computer security, Lazarus Group, Ransomware, Radware

Less than a year ago, a Ransom DDoS threat actor posing as Fancy Bear" and "Lazarus Group was targeting specific industries such as finance, travel and e-commerce organizations and was blind to whether these organizations had DDoS protection or not.

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  • Less than a year ago, a Ransom DDoS threat actor posing as Fancy Bear" and "Lazarus Group was targeting specific industries such as finance, travel and e-commerce organizations and was blind to whether these organizations had DDoS protection or not.
  • This earlier campaign turned out to be one of the most extensive and longest-running DDoS extortion campaigns in history.
  • Lately, Radware has identified an increase in emergency onboardings from new customers that have had DDoS ransomware threats.
  • In their letters, the extortionists give their victims seven days to buy the Bitcoin and pay the ransom before they start their DDoS attacks.

New Research: Telia Carrier Reveals Spike in Network Security Incidents Driven by COVID-19 Pandemic

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Cyberwarfare, Computer network security, Data security, Computer security, Malware, Denial-of-service attack, Denial-of-service attacks, Internet Relay Chat, Telia Carrier, Telia Company

STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey from Telia Carrier , almost half (45%) of business leaders claim that their company has experienced more network security incidents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • STOCKHOLM, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new survey from Telia Carrier , almost half (45%) of business leaders claim that their company has experienced more network security incidents as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Startlingly, 78% of leaders revealed that they responded to up to 100 network security incidents in the last 12 months.
  • Commenting on these findings, Mattias Fridstrm said: "A comprehensive security solution for enterprises consists of several components, where network security is only one part.
  • To counteract the network security threats, nearly half (45%) of leaders currently mitigate DDoS attacks by using ISP/network provider DDoS protection.

Cyber Attacks Increase 341% During COVID-19, According to Nexusguard Research

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Software, Technology, Security, Cyberwarfare, Cybercrime, Denial-of-service attacks, Computer network security, Information technology, Computer security, Denial-of-service attack, Internet Relay Chat, Cyberattack, DDoS mitigation, Prolexic Technologies

During the pandemic, cyber attackers targeted industries providing connectivity, services and entertainment to populations forced to shelter-in-place, resulting in a 341% year-over-year increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks according to Nexusguard s Annual Threat Report 2020 .

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  • During the pandemic, cyber attackers targeted industries providing connectivity, services and entertainment to populations forced to shelter-in-place, resulting in a 341% year-over-year increase in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks according to Nexusguard s Annual Threat Report 2020 .
  • Nexusguard analysts predict that RDDoS attacks will increase 30% in the upcoming year, especially given the popularity of cryptocurrencies.
  • According to Nexusguards research, CSPsespecially ISPscontinue to be impacted by stealthy bit-and-piece attacks, which drip-feed junk traffic across a large IP pool.
  • Founded in 2008, Nexusguard is a leading cloud-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) security solution provider fighting malicious internet attacks.