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Linux botnet observed launching powerful DDoS attacks

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Threat actors are leveraging a botnet made up of infected Linux machines to launch powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against as many as 20 targets per day, according to Akamai's Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT).

Alex
Oct 01, 2015

How secure is the hybrid cloud?

The term hybrid cloud is used loosely, which is probably why so many companies say they're planning to adopt it. If you’re planning a hybrid cloud strategy, the security questions you need to think about may not be the ones you’d expect. Hybrid cloud is IT’s flavor of the year. The C-level executives in Avanade’s global Hybrid Cloud study are particularly optimistic: 75 percent believe it should be the main area of focus for their company this year; 72 percent expect to adopt hybrid cloud by 2018; and 76 percent expect the majority of their applications and services – including some critical systems like data and analytics, office applications and customer-facing services – will be running in a hybrid cloud environment within three years.

Alex
Aug 27, 2015

Rackspace cooking up security-secret-sharing cloud cabal

Rackspace is leading an effort to create a new group of top-tier cloud companies that it hopes will share information about security in close to real time. Rackspace chief security officer Brian Kelly today told The Reg at a Sydney event that he feels cloud companies have to take a lead to address security challenges.

Dave Wreski
Jul 30, 2015

OpenDNS Acquisition Gives Cisco Big Security Data

Cisco continues to spend on security, today announcing its intent to acquire San Francisco-based OpenDNS for $635 million. OpenDNS

Alex
Jul 01, 2015

Polish Planes Grounded After Airline Hit With DDoS Attack

Roughly 1,400 passengers were temporarily stranded at Warsaw

Alex
Jun 23, 2015

Home routers come under attack from new DNS redirection tool

Cybercriminals have developed a web-based attack tool to hijack routers on a large scale when users visit compromised websites or view malicious advertisements in their browsers.

Alex
May 27, 2015

eNom discloses DNS attack to customers

On Thursday, Taryn Naidu, the CEO of domain registrar eNom, sent a letter to customers disclosing a "very sophisticated attack" that targeted the DNS settings on four domains.

Dave Wreski
May 21, 2015

10 Security Questions To Ask A Cloud Service Provider

As security teams try to help line-of-business users and other IT practitioners take advantage of cloud benefits as safely as possible, they're increasingly stepping into the role of trusted advisor. The scalability, flexibility, and convenience of software-as-a-service (SaaS), infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings frequently come at the cost of added risk to the business.

Anthony Pell
May 14, 2015

Home router security 2015 - 9 settings that will keep the bad guys out

Home and small office routers are critical to the security of the small networks connected through broadband and yet until quite recently they were barely talked about as a possible security vulnerability. Beyond telling people to use Wi-Fi encryption they were ignored.

Alex
Apr 24, 2015

To Secure Modern Networks: Close The Visibility Gap

Modern networks now go beyond traditional walls to include data centers, endpoints, virtual, mobile and the cloud. These extended networks and their components constantly evolve and span new attack vectors including: mobile devices, web- enabled and mobile applications, hypervisors, social media, web browsers, home computers, and even vehicles.

Dave Wreski
Apr 16, 2015

Domain keywords used to spot phishing sites

Criminals setting up fake domains for phishing are prone to use the same words over and over and spotting those words can help identify malicious sites, according to a new threat detection model from OpenDNS.

Dave Wreski
Mar 06, 2015

Why Network Segmentation is Imperative on the Internet of Things

Alex
Jan 27, 2015

Internet Systems Consortium Site Redirects to Angler Exploit

The Internet Systems Consortium website is offline today after the non-profit domain name service maintainer announced its website had possibly become infected with malware.

Alex
Dec 30, 2014

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The core members of a group calling itself

Alex
Dec 29, 2014

Segmenting for security: Five steps to protect your network

Relying on a DMZ to protect your network and data is like putting money in a bank that depends on one guard and a single gate to secure its deposits. Imagine how tempting all those piles of money would be to those who had access

Alex
Dec 18, 2014

Exploiting MS14-068 - just another pentest

This is a short post on how to exploit MS14-068 on Linux. This came up on my recent internal infrastructure engagement. The primary DC was a vulnerable Windows 2008 R2 SP1 server.

Dave Wreski
Dec 15, 2014

Google Releases Nogotofail Tool to Test Network Security

The last year has produced a rogues

Dave Wreski
Nov 06, 2014

How the cloud is changing the security game

Cloud computing offers many advantages, but with those benefits come a new range of security concerns.

Dave Wreski
Oct 03, 2014

DDoS attackers turn fire on ISPs and gaming servers

DDoS attackers seem to have switched their attention from banks to gaming hosts, ISPs and even enterprises, half-year figures from Chinese mitigation vendor NSFOCUS have confirmed.

Alex
Sep 22, 2014

Middle-School Dropout Codes Clever Chat Program That Foils NSA Spying

The National Security Agency has some of the brightest minds working on its sophisticated surveillance programs, including its metadata collection efforts. But a new chat program designed by a middle-school dropout in his spare time may turn out to be one of the best solutions to thwart those efforts.

Alex
Sep 17, 2014

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Discover Network Security News

Linux botnet observed launching powerful DDoS attacks

How secure is the hybrid cloud?

Rackspace cooking up security-secret-sharing cloud cabal

OpenDNS Acquisition Gives Cisco Big Security Data

Polish Planes Grounded After Airline Hit With DDoS Attack

Home routers come under attack from new DNS redirection tool

eNom discloses DNS attack to customers

10 Security Questions To Ask A Cloud Service Provider

Home router security 2015 - 9 settings that will keep the bad guys out

To Secure Modern Networks: Close The Visibility Gap

Domain keywords used to spot phishing sites

Why Network Segmentation is Imperative on the Internet of Things

Internet Systems Consortium Site Redirects to Angler Exploit

Who

Segmenting for security: Five steps to protect your network

Exploiting MS14-068 - just another pentest

Google Releases Nogotofail Tool to Test Network Security

How the cloud is changing the security game

DDoS attackers turn fire on ISPs and gaming servers

Middle-School Dropout Codes Clever Chat Program That Foils NSA Spying

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