In the past month alone, the cyber security industry bore witness to a relatively new face of distributed denial of service (DDoS) amplification attacks in the form of Memcached DDoS that reached a peak of 1.35 Tbps – the largest attack ever mustered.
Robin Schmitt | 02 Jun | Read more
Cyber threats are a constantly moving target, with the pace at which vulnerabilities are discovered increasing every week.
Robin Schmitt | 30 Jan | Read more
In May the WannaCry ransomware attack wreaked worldwide havoc, infecting and paralysing 230,000 computers across 150 countries.
Robin Schmitt | 13 Dec | Read more
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have skyrocketed in 2017, but is the worst yet to come?
Robin Schmitt | 08 Nov | Read more
It almost goes without saying that distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been threatening organisations globally over the past few years, damaging corporate reputations and causing down time that has inconvenienced customers at best and crippled businesses at worst.
Robin Schmitt | 02 Jul | Read more
It’s not a matter of if you’re going to be DDoS attacked, it’s a matter of when – many APAC organisations fail to understand the threat and quantify the risk – right-sizing and verifying the solution is a must.
Robin Schmitt | 10 Apr | Read more
2016 was a year that will inevitably represent a defining moment in cyber security, particularly in relation to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
Robin Schmitt | 21 Feb | Read more
With a number of recent high profile, high volume DDoS attacks occurring via cyber attackers compromising insecure connected devices to build massive botnets, security concerns around the influx of Internet of Things devices are justifiably rising.
Robin Schmitt | 06 Dec | Read more
Much like the previous year, 2016 has seen the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon continue to be a hot topic amongst the IT industry.
Robin Schmitt | 25 Oct | Read more