An ever-increasing amount of internet traffic is generated by non-human users. Increasingly, websites are facing large volumes of traffic caused by automated scripts, or bots. According to ‘Bad Bot Report 2019’ in 2018 37.9% of all internet traffic wasn’t human. All this traffic can be a significant drain on available bandwidth for websites, and cause issues for real customers trying to access your site.
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IoT & DDoS Part 2: Preparing For the DDoS of Things
In Part 1 of this blog post we discussed one of 2017’s biggest security worries: the emerging threat from Internet of Things (IoT) botnets. As we have seen, the fundamental issue is the vulnerability of IoT devices, which – thanks to market failures – have often been designed with inadequate security.
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IoT & DDoS Part 1: Nobody Knows You’re A Hacked Light Bulb
Neil Gershenfeld, the MIT computer pioneer, once made the joke that “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a lightbulb”.1 2 Speaking back in 2005, he was referring to the then emerging technology platform of the Internet of Things (IoT), where all sorts of devices and sensors such as webcams, lights, thermostats and even coffee pots were starting to be IP-enabled and connected to the Internet.
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My Network Has High Cholesterol: The Danger of Low and Slow DDoS Attacks
This month we share a blog article from our technology partner, Radware. Low and slow DDoS attack traffic is increasingly becoming a strain on business resources, consuming bandwidth and in turn, resulting in a poor customer experience and financial loss – in most instances the targeted organization will absorb such traffic without even noticing or knowing
You know when you get to a certain age, feeling ‘good’ just isn’t enough?
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