Preparing for the EU’s new data protection regime: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Could your business withstand a fine of 4% of its worldwide revenue? That’s turnover, not profit. Most would face severe difficulties, if not insolvency. But that’s the sort of fine that the European Union (EU) will soon be able to impose on companies who work with personal data if they allow a security breach or can’t demonstrate adequate data protection.
more →Turning to our predictions concerning the technical side of DDoS attacks in 2017, there was near unanimity over the escalating threat from insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices. As we found at the tail end of 2016, large scale DDoS attacks are being facilitated by IoT botnets running the Mirai malware system (for example, the 21st October Dyn attack).
more →What does 2017 hold for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)?
Whilst we don’t possess a crystal ball at activereach® we do pride ourselves on keeping up with the latest thinking and, of course, we are in daily touch with our customers who are at the sharp end of this malicious form of cyberattack.
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.
more →It is human nature to make our jobs seem more exciting and dangerous. Office language is filled with vocabulary of conflict and warfare. If you’ve ever “kept your head down”, been on “the front line”, suffered “under the cosh”, peered “over the parapet”, or spent time “fire-fighting”, then you’ll recognise what I mean.
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