This month we are sharing a blog from our security partner Oracle Dyn that takes a look at the five features to look for in a DDoS Mitigation Service.
Organizations know they must have a DDoS mitigation strategy as part of their disaster recovery and online contingency plans.
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What’s the best first step for CISOs when they have just started at a business? If you follow the NIST cybersecurity framework, and many other recommended processes, that step is to IDENTIFY.
According to Gene Abramov, CEO of US-based Depth Security “A new CISO needs to understand what the real-world security posture of the organization is.
more →Thursday, 9:31am
For Elliot Wicks, IT Manager at top UK wig retailer Hairy Mary, it’s just another Thursday. The sun is shining outside the office in central Manchester, the smell of coffee wafts through the air, life is good.
All of a sudden, Elliot receives hundreds of error messages popping up on his screen.
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According to the Global Cybersecurity Status Report conducted by ISACA International in 2015, just 38% of global organizations claim they are prepared to handle a sophisticated cyber-attack. This scarily small figure shows just how at risk we are. Cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly common; a 2017 Malwarebytes report found that the frequency of ransomware attacks alone has increased by nearly 2000% in the past 2 years.
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August has seen multiple online gaming sites hit with DDoS attacks, causing tournaments to be halted and players needing reimbursement. Some of these attacks have taken domains offline, lasting for several hours and preventing players from entering the system or playing any games.
DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service, meaning that the target site gets flooded with illegitimate requests, which prevents real customers from connecting.
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DDoS, or Distributed Denial of Service, creates a risk for businesses that conduct any transactions using public Internet services. The severity of the risk will, of course, depend on how much that business relies on its online systems for revenue. If the risk is sufficiently large, then budget is usually set aside for mitigation.
more →Prevent DDoS attacks BEFORE they hurt your business
DDoS, or Distributed Denial of Service, attacks are a clear and present threat to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. DDoS attacks aim to knock web services and network connectivity offline by bombarding servers with millions of packets and requests that overload their target’s ability to handle them.
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I have seen it so many times before. DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) tests are being commissioned simply to fulfil a “tick-box approach” to network security. Once purchased, those concerned move on to the next project. This is fine for most IT project deployments, but when it comes to maintaining effective DDoS mitigation testing, it is a different matter.
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