Online gaming is competitive, fast-paced and is a rapidly expanding sector, worth billions of dollars globally.  It’s also frequently targeted by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.  These cyberattacks are designed to knock individual players offline and create delays in communication over the network.  As well as ruining the gaming experience, the financial implications can […]

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Jagex needed a DDoS protection solution to handle the frequent, intense DDoS attacks it was encountering. Industry: Online gaming Challenges: DDoS attacks lead to system slowdown or in some cases outages in service for players in the performance-sensitive online gaming industry. Jagex needed a solution to handle the frequent, intense DDoS attacks it was encountering […]

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U.S Law enforcement officials have prosecuted Matthew Gatrel, an Illinois man who owned a “booter” service called DownThem and a server hosting service called AmpNode.  He was convicted of selling “spoofing” servers that can be pre-configured with DDoS attack scripts and lists of vulnerable “attack amplifiers” used to launch simultaneous cyberattacks on victims. Between 2014 […]

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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have established themselves as a vital segment of the national and global economy. As ISP networks continue to grow, it is an increasingly important responsibility for ISPs to proactively protect the physical, optical, and logical networking assets that underpin the services consumed by their customers. Most ISPs are responding to this […]

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AMERSHAM, England, 31 May 2022/ Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, has received the BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) DDoS mitigation service provider qualification. The BSI has recognized the increase in cyber-attacks, both in number and intensity. Cyber breaches can affect any organization, affecting […]

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‘Digital transformation’ is one of those buzz terms we often hear used in the corporate world. Yet it’s not a passing fad or a trend, and most organizations are increasingly in the process of embracing it. What exactly does it mean, and how does building a digital business impact cybersecurity, especially in relation to Distributed […]

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The Corero Threat Intelligence team is constantly on the lookout for new attack vectors that cybercriminals use to launch new and more sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These are commonly known as Zero-Day attacks, because they haven’t been seen in the wild. Recently, security researchers discovered the new TP240PhoneHomeand Hikvision SADP vulnerabilities, which […]

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AMERSHAM, England, 31 May 2022/ Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, has received the BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik) DDoS mitigation service provider qualification. The BSI has recognized the increase in cyber-attacks, both in number and intensity. Cyber breaches can affect any organization, affecting […]

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The Corero Threat Intelligence team is constantly on the lookout for new attack vectors that cybercriminals use to launch new and more sophisticated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. These are commonly known as Zero-Day attacks, because they haven’t been seen in the wild. Recently, security researchers discovered the new TP240PhoneHomeand Hikvision SADP vulnerabilities, which […]

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AMERSHAM, England, 23 February 2022/ — Corero Network Security (AIM: CNS.L), a leading provider of real-time, high-performance DDoS cyber defense solutions, is extending its automatic protection against Carpet Bomb and Botnet attacks. Corero’s mission is to make the internet a safer place to do business by protecting against the downtime and disruption caused by DDoS attacks. Corero […]

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What’s happening to the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) landscape today, compared to previous years? For one thing, there does seem to be greater awareness of the persistent and growing problem of DDoS attacks. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has thrust cyberwarfare into the limelight, with much news about DDoS attacks on both sides. […]

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Service providers manage the critical infrastructure that supports Internet connectivity not only for their customers, but also for their own organization. They require robust defenses against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacksbecause, as Internet gatekeepers for thousands of individuals and businesses, they and their customers are frequently targeted by DDoS attacks. What Kinds of DDoS […]

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Many companies have migrated some or all of their datacenter infrastructure to the cloud. From an efficiency and scalability stance, moving business or customer data to the cloud can make life easier. However, it can also expose your data because not all cloud providers have adequate cybersecurity defenses. Additionally, when it comes to DDoS attacks, […]

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On April 20, 2022 the cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory “to warn organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could expose organizations both within and beyond the region to increased malicious cyber activity. This activity may occur as a response to the […]

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As a result of the rise in cybercrime over recent years, more and more organizations have turned to cyber insurance to limit their financial risk, in case they become the victims of a cyberattack. Unfortunately, cyber insurance won’t cover every type of event or every cost, and recent news indicates that insurers are becoming more […]

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In the last few days, cyber security researchers have identified a critical new type of vulnerability in the spring cloud gateway – the “Spring4Shell” product vulnerability (CVE-2022-22965). This was discovered in the widely used, industry standard Spring Java framework, used to power web applications. The Spring Framework is a Java platform that provides infrastructure support for […]

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Corero SmartWall® Threat Advisory A critical vulnerability (CVE-2022-22965) in the Spring framework for Java was made public on Friday 1st April 2022. For affected products, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code loaded into the affected product.

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A recent blog post from the analysts at GigaOm, “Defeating Distributed Denial of Service Attacks,” states that the key to successful defense is “a scalable platform capable of deflecting an attack led by a million bots with hundreds of gigabits per second of network throughput.” The post also refers to a GigaOm report, which suggests […]

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There are many ways to fight an enemy. In past conflicts, “resistance” forces have often severed communication lines and rail lines to hobble an enemy. Today, battles can also be fought with cyberattacks that disrupt communications and business operations. The past month has seen plenty of news about cyber warfare between Ukraine and Russia. Pro-Russia […]

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