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NETSCOUT Engages With NTT Communications on Threat Intelligence and DDoS Attack Resilience Research

September 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Initiative Designed to Detect and Mitigate Cyberattacks to Prevent Potential Disruptions in Japan’s Network Availability WESTFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a market leader in cybersecurity, service assurance, and business analytics, today announced that it is working with NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) to conduct research and resilience testing to detect and mitigate cyberattacks […]

Report: DDoS Attacks Increasing As Record-Setting Year Is Anticipated

Ransomware gangs are using DDoS attacks to further pressure victims into paying large ransoms as attacks surge, new Netscout report finds.

September 23, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

It’s not just ransomware and supply chain cyberattacks that IT pros have to defend against, according to a new report that indicates DDoS attacks are also increasing in frequency and scope. According to cybersecurity company Netscout, there were 5.4 million distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2021, which is an 11% increase from […]

Google Says Company Mitigated 2.5 Tbps DDoS Attack, Largest Ever

Google says it was the target of a massive 2.5 Tbps DDoS attack in September 2017, the highest bandwidth attack ever reported.

October 21, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Google says it was the target of a massive 2.5 Tbps DDoS attack in September 2017, the highest bandwidth attack ever reported. In a blog post exploring the growth of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Google revealed that it was the target of a six-month campaign that utilized multiple methods of attack. “Despite simultaneously targeting thousands […]

AWS Says it Mitigated Largest Ever DDoS Attack in February

Amazon Web Services said it stopped a massive mid-February DDoS attack which some are calling the largest ever recorded DDoS attack.

June 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Amazon Web Services said it stopped a massive mid-February DDoS attack, the largest ever recorded, according to some media reports. In a Q1 AWS Shield threat landscape report, the company disclosed web attacks that were prevented and mitigated by AWS Shield, Amazon’s cybersecurity service. The targeted customer wasn’t identified in the report, but AWS said […]

Relax — There Was No Large-Scale DDoS Attack

Yes, some services were down simultaneously for some reason yesterday, but it wasn’t because of a massive DDoS attack, cybersecurity experts say.

June 16, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you aren’t a cybersecurity expert, then don’t believe everything that hacktivist group Anonymous posts on Twitter. Yes, some services were down simultaneously for some reason yesterday, but it wasn’t because of a single coordinated DDoS attack, according to cybersecurity experts. Early yesterday, people across the U.S. were posting to social media that they weren’t […]

FBI’s Crackdown on DDoS Sites Decreased the Number of Attacks

Even though the number of distributed denial of services for hire attacks are down, they will continue to happen. Decision makers should be ready.

April 16, 2019 Jessica Messier Leave a Comment

Even though the number of distributed denial of services for hire attacks are down, they will continue to happen. Decision makers should be ready.

More Common Than You Think: DDoS Attacks

Crucial Steps for Protecting Your Organization from DDoS Attacks

March 18, 2019 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

DDoS attacks are scary, but nobody would target a SMB, right? Think again. Threat actors often take advantage of SMB’s lackluster security and launch DDoS attacks that can derail your business. A DDoS attack can lead to bad press, lost assets, shrunken revenue and loss of customer trust. A large enterprise might be able to survive that, but can you?

How Effective Is Your DDoS Protection Plan? 

Mazebolt publishes state of DDoS protection report; identifies leading mitigation vendors and their effectiveness.

January 14, 2019 Lisa Montgomery Leave a Comment

Mazebolt publishes state of DDoS protection report; identifies leading mitigation vendors and their effectiveness.

Pai and FCC Admits DDoS Attack Never Happened

After year-long speculation the the FCC lied about a cyber attack, an OIG investigation has forced Pai to get in front of the discovery that the FCC actually lied about such an attack.

August 22, 2018 Sam Harton Leave a Comment

After year-long speculation the the FCC lied about a cyber attack, an OIG investigation has forced Pai to get in front of the discovery that the FCC actually lied about such an attack.

How to Protect Your Organization Against DDoS and the Botnet Army

Here is the enterprise manager’s checklist to getting ready to protect the organization against DDoS attacks and the Botnet Army

May 2, 2017 Heitor Faroni Leave a Comment

Here is the enterprise manager’s checklist to getting ready to protect the organization against DDoS attacks and the Botnet Army