Welcome to InfoRiskToday’s DDoS Resource Center!

The latest news, views and education about distributed-denial-of-service attacks. New, sophisticated DDoS attacks have increased throughout the world, and security experts predict this trend will continue. Use this DDoS Resource Center for the latest information on detection, mitigation, incident response and ongoing risk management.

Dave Stapleton, CyberGRX

Third-Party Risk Management: How to Grow a Mature Program

Information Security Media Group • April 7, 2020

Enterprises globally recognize the challenge of third-party cyber risk, but they still struggle with the risk management. Dave Stapleton of CyberGRX discusses the elements of a mature program, including the role of risk ratings.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

FBI Makes Arrest in DDoS Attack on Candidate's Website

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Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery

Was Internet in Iran Hit by DDoS Attack?

Akshaya Asokan • February 10, 2020

Over the weekend, an extensive disruption to Iran's telecommunication networks knocked out about 25 percent of the country's internet service for several hours, according to NetBlocks, which tracks internet freedom across the globe.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Bringing Outsiders Into Your Compliance Team: Four Considerations

Richard Graham - Head of North American Business Solutions, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence • February 11, 2020

Money Laundering investigators are in high demand: banks and other financial institutions have spent almost two decades hiring more and more of them.

Finance & Banking

Is AI The Ultimate Weapon in The Fight Against Financial Crime?

Gareth Evans • December 20, 2019

No matter how good the lock on your door, sooner or later someone can break in. When they do, how do you monitor them?

Finance & Banking

Cyber Ground Truth in the Financial Sector

Information Security Media Group • December 18, 2019

Identity & Access Management

4 Automated Password Policy Enforcers for NIST Password Guidelines

Mike Greene • November 15, 2019

Cybercrime

NCSC Investigated 658 Serious Cybersecurity Incidents

Mathew J. Schwartz • October 23, 2019

The National Cyber Security Center, the U.K.'s national computer emergency response team, investigated 658 serious cybersecurity incidents in a 12-month period and supported nearly 900 victim organizations - most of whom learned they had fallen victim after being alerted by the center.

CISO Trainings

The Ultimate Missing Link in Cyber: Continuous Compromise Assessment

Information Security Media Group • October 16, 2019

According to Ricardo Villadiego, Lumu Technologies' Founder and CEO, organizations are "sitting on a gold mine: their own data". Under the single premise that organizations should assume they are compromised and prove otherwise, Lumu seeks to empower enterprises to answer the most basic question: Is your organization...

3rd Party Risk Management

Security Leaders Share Secret Sauce for Success with Digital Transformation

CyberArk • October 8, 2019

Join three industry practitioners to learn about the most pressing challenges of today.

Active Defense & Deception

Deception Technology: Making the Case

Information Security Media Group • September 19, 2019

Deception technology has emerged as a hot practice - but not one that is necessarily on every enterprise's budgeting radar. Don Gray, CTO of PacketViper, talks about the emergence of deception technology and how security leaders can make the case - and find the budget - for its usage.

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery

Hackers Attempted DDoS Attack Against Utility: Report

Akshaya Asokan • September 10, 2019

Earlier this year, intruders probed weaknesses in the network firewalls of a U.S. power utility to attempt a distributed denial-of-service attack, but there was no disruption in electricity service, according a recently released report. The incident illustrates potential weaknesses in the power grid.

Cybercrime

Wikipedia Investigates DDoS Attack

Apurva Venkat • September 9, 2019

Online encyclopedia Wikipedia is investigating a DDoS attack that temporarily blocked access to several of its European and Middle Eastern sites over the weekend.