The recent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on managed DNS provider Dyn, which knocked out top websites like Spotify, Amazon and Twitter, has forced lawmakers to search for answers to the problem of inherently insecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as webcams, DVR, printers and routers.
A rapid increase in spending on security solutions suggests that businesses are spending their way into a "cybersecurity arms race" that will see them leaning heavily on security analytics and threat-intelligence capabilities in 2016, research group Ovum has predicted while warning businesses not to be too impressed with solutions that prioritise collecting large volumes of data over analysing it.
David Braue | 21 Dec | Read more
A warning about three new types of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks could mean big problems for Australian companies as security researchers confirm that online cybercriminals are actively expanding their DDoS arsenals with new techniques that look beyond traditional TCP/IP protocols to exploit weaknesses in a range of third-party tools.
David Braue | 29 Oct | Read more