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DDoS's Evolution Doesn't Require a Security Evolution They may have grown in sophistication, with more widespread consequences, yet today's distributed denial-of-service attacks can still be fought with conventional tools. (Image: Alexey Novikov via Adobe Stock) Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that take down online systems are nearly as old as the public Internet. But over the years, they have morphed and evolved into larger and more destructive forms — increasingly focused on monetization. Today, as organizations expand partnerships and supply chains — and with employees wor...

DDoS extortion is back… ANALYSIS A growth in ransom-related DDoS (RDDoS) attacks has accompanied a growing sophistication and diversity in attack vectors over the last year, according to a range of security vendors quizzed by The Daily Swig. Types of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks can include volumetric, protocol-based, and application-based assaults. Many are slung from so-called botnets of compromised computers, mobiles, or IoT devices. Means, motive, and opportunity The most common motives for launching a DDoS and jamming an adversary/competitor’s web performance inclu...

Neustar highlights rise in ransom-related DDoS attacks and greater use of existing attack vectors Extortion demands grew in 2020, as cyber criminals targeted new online industries Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and leader in identity resolution, has today published its report entitled 'Cyber Threats and Trends: Pandemic Style', detailing the security risks faced by companies as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the digital revolution. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210128005...

Windows RDP servers are being abused to amplify DDoS attacks Windows RDP servers running on UDP port 3389 can be ensnared in DDoS botnets and abused to bounce and amplify junk traffic towards victim networks. January 22, 2021 -- 05:30 GMT (21:30 PST) | Topic: Security Cybercrime gangs are abusing Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) systems to bounce and amplify junk traffic as part of DDoS attacks, security firm Netscout said in an alert on Tuesday. Not all RDP servers can be abused, but only systems where ...

NEBRASKA uses the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP), an optimized transport protocol to minimize bandwidth requirements and facilitate integration with the internet, and can help AWS customers save time and money. NEBRASKA is built on AWS IoT Core using Serverless solutions, while leveraging the existing IoTerop Alaska Platform to extend its native MQTT support. NEBRASKA is especially useful for low-power devices that heavily rely on battery lifetime. Customers using solutions from the NB-IoT device fleet can make use of the CoAP broker solution regardless of their carrier choice of M...