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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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https://www.corero.com/advisory-ddos-threat-critical-infrastructure/

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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https://www.corero.com/cloud-hybrid-or-on-prem-ddos-protection-options-copy/

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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ISPs, Hosting and Colocation Providers are increasingly unwitting accomplices to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks that transit or impact their network. Providers and their customers are inseparably linked by the increasing challenges DDoS attacks present. To avoid damage to reputation and brand, end-user customers are increasingly looking for protection that is a match for […]

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The post Warum die Abwehr von DDoS-Angriffen zur Königsdisziplin für Provider wird appeared first on Corero.

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ISPs, Hosting and Colocation Providers are increasingly unwitting accomplices to DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks that transit or impact their network. Providers and their customers are inseparably linked by the increasing challenges DDoS attacks present. To avoid damage to reputation and brand, end-user customers are increasingly looking for protection that is a match for […]

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https://www.corero.com/smartprotect-enabling-providers-to-deliver-ddos/

Corero SmartWall® Threat Advisory TP240PhoneHome DDoS reflection/amplification attack vector in the wild

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Corero SmartWall® Threat Advisory DDoS Cyberattack risks rise as Russia aggression continues against Ukraine

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https://www.corero.com/security-advisory-ddos-cyberattack-risks-rise-ukraine-russia-aggression/

Mid 2021, an award-winning paper was published announcing the discovery of a network middlebox vulnerability, whereby these devices, such as firewalls used within Censorship Infrastructure, can be abused to launch massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The researchers provided a formidable explanation of the attack and the document is listed in Reference(1). Over the […]

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Mid 2021, an award-winning paper was published announcing the discovery of a network middlebox vulnerability, whereby these devices, such as firewalls used within Censorship Infrastructure, can be abused to launch massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The researchers provided a formidable explanation of the attack and the document is listed in Reference(1). Over the […]

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https://www.corero.com/analysis-of-tcp-amplification-ddos-attacks/

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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Does your organization ever suffer from slow applications or failed services? Your IT department may honestly, mistakenly, attribute the cause to a mysterious, unpredictable network or operating system problem. The service degradation or interruption may appear to be only “network noise or congestion.” However, often such problems are caused by short, sub-saturating Distributed Denial of […]

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https://www.corero.com/slow-applications-and-service-downtime-may-be-a-sign-of-ddos-copy/