Lessons from Lizard Squad, the hackers who commoditized DDoS attacks
Though designed to do harm, It had all the trappings of a real business, including some high-profile “case studies” like Microsoft and Sony
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What IT professionals are asking about Internet security
Allstream’s recent Webinar looked at the major challenges around DDoS and other threats. Catch up on some of the best advice offered through the Q&A
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The DDoS protection you’re legally entitled to expect
A lawyer with Torys LLP discusses what IT security contracts tend to spell out — and what may be missing. The difference between the two could be critical
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A DDoS attack slide deck that should scare anyone
Arbor Networks pulls global data from its ATLAS monitoring system to show how distributed denial of service attacks are getting even worse
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DDoS made easy: Why amateur attackers are becoming a major threat
The proliferation of information and tools to conduct DDoS attacks is accelerating on the Internet, giving inexperienced hackers the power to knock off your network
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The DDoS mitigation mistake that could leave you open to attack
An Info-Tech Research analyst explains how to properly configure your IT security system for maximum results. Start by understanding the difference between “stateless” and “stateful”
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The Canadian government’s DDoS defence tactics explained
We haven’t experienced the kind of outages and downtime in the public sector that have plagued the U.S. An analyst with Info-Tech Research draws some conclusions as to why
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Five ways financial services firms can fight the biggest IT security threats
Financial institutions face two major cyber threats – DDoS attacks and advanced persistent threats. This article outlines why these threats are dangerous and what you must do to protect your data
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DDoS attacks: The arms race against your network
RADIO RECAP Allstream’s senior product manager for managed security services tells companies how to protect themselves from DDoS attacks on 570News
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DDoS attackers face a new enemy: cloud signalling
A new coalition of service providers bands together to create strategies that can mitigate distributed denial of service attacks before the worst damage to Canadian companies is done
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Five dastardly Distributed Denial of Service attacks
As DDoS becomes a favourite of everyone from script-kiddies to nation states, we look at five noteworthy attacks.
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DDoS attacks and legitimate protest: The key differences
The hacking collective Anonymous is petitioning the U.S. government to legalize distributed denial of service attacks. Sounds crazy? Don’t let them have the last laugh
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Your DDoS defence strategy starts here
Our six-part video series with Arbor Networks concludes with a discussion on how to be proactive about managing the fallout from hactivist attacks before they happen
Read post The firewall fallacy and DDoS reality
An expert from Arbor Networks gives practical advice on what network administrators and other IT department staff can do to minimize their risk of attack
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The new way zombies like to attack the network
The fourth episode in our six-part video series with Arbor Networks focuses on how DDoS has evolved over the last few years
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The ‘It won’t happen to us’ DDoS fallacy debunked
An Arbor Networks security researcher talks about how ‘hacktivists’ are showing IT departments they’re systems are not as iron-clad as they may think
Read post DDoS pain also comes with a price tag
In the second clip from our video series an executive from Arbor Networks explains the business implications that stem from distributed denial of service attacks
Read post The motivation that drives hacktivists to DDoS
VIDEO: First of a seven-part multimedia conversation about distributed denial of service and what IT departments can do
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