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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.

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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

Satori Botnet Co-Creator Pleads Guilty

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Security Operations

Sorting Through 'Zero Trust' Misconceptions

Tom Field • August 27, 2019

F. Ward Holloway of Forescout Technologies sorts through what he sees as common misconceptions about the "zero trust" approach to security, including the assumption that it can prove to be too costly and complex to implement.

Active Defense & Deception

Operation Soft Cell

Cybereason • August 23, 2019

In 2018, the Cybereason Research team identified a series of attacks targeting telecommunications companies. These attacks shared the same TTPs and consisted of a webshell execution followed by the deployment of Poison Ivy, a well-known RAT attributed to Chinese APT groups.

Cybercrime

Down and Out in Hacktivist Land

Mathew J. Schwartz • August 23, 2019

Where have all the hacktivists gone? While the likes of Anonymous, AntiSec and LulzSec became household names in the early 2010s, in the past three years the number of website hacks, defacements and information leaks tied to bona fide hacktivists has plummeted.

Account Takeover

Credential Stuffing Attacks vs. Brute Force Attacks

Mike Greene • August 19, 2019

To explore how credential stuffing attacks and brute force attacks differ, we need to understand what they are and how they operate. Here is a quick summary.

Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB)

Cloud Security Solutions for Government: Recorded at AWS Public Sector Summit

Information Security Media Group • July 31, 2019

FireEye and AWS hosted a Cloud Security Breakfast Briefing summer of 2019. During this briefing Stephen Alexander, AWS National Security Senior Solutions Architect and FireEye's Martin Holste, Cloud Security CTO, and Tim Appleby, Director of Federal Programs, addressed how organizations can achieve the security needed...

Cybercrime

Code Triage: Why Healthcare is Facing More Cyber Attacks and How to Protect Your Organization

Information Security Media Group • July 31, 2019

Healthcare organizations face a number of unique security concerns, including the increasingly interconnected systems between doctors' offices, hospitals, insurance companies and suppliers.

Governance

Tackling the IAM Modernization Journey: Insights from CISO Sam Massiello

Ping Identity • July 31, 2019

Gates Corporation CISO Sam Masiello on how they brought their vision of a global authentication authority to life with advisory, configuration, deployment, and employee training.

Network Firewalls, Network Access Control

Spotlight on Zero Trust Network Access

Information Security Media Group • July 30, 2019

The promise of cloud and mobility is to provide access to key services quickly and from anywhere at any time from any device. Zscaler's Lisa Lorenzin opens up on zero trust network access technologies, which provide a secure alternative to legacy methods.

Account Takeover

Eliminating the Burden of Periodic Password Reset for Active Directory

Mike Wilson • July 29, 2019

Most organizations are now actively moving to password policies that don't expire.

DDoS Protection

Massive Botnet Attack Used More Than 400,000 IoT Devices

Akshaya Asokan • July 26, 2019

A massive botnet attack earlier this year utilized more than 400,000 connected devices over the course of 13 days, according to researchers at the security firm Imperva.

Governance

OnDemand Webinar | Integrating Information Risk Management into Business Risk Management

Information Security Media Group • July 26, 2019

This webinar explores communication challenges around information security, the typical journey organizations are taking to bring information risk management into the broader umbrella of business risk management, and the advantages accruing to organizations as they mature their information risk management programs.

Application Security

Secure the Core | Creating Resilient Business Applications

Onapsis • July 26, 2019

Did you know that public exploits for business applications have increased 100 percent since 2015? Today, over 77 percent of the world's transactional revenue touches an ERP system, making these applications an attractive target for cyber criminals looking to profit from the highly-sensitive and regulated data that...