X-Force June 23, 2016

Fool Me Once, Shame on You — Fool Me Eight Times, Shame on My Security Posture?

2 min read - Organizations with weak security posture are an attractive target for cybercriminals, and they may find themselves coming under fire frequently.

June 7, 2016

Trivial File Transfer Protocol Used in New DDoS Attack

2 min read - A security firm recently reported on how cybercriminals are leveraging the Trivial File Transfer Protocol in distributed denial-of-service attacks.

Advanced Threats May 16, 2016

Hacktivism: Fearmongering or Real Threat?

3 min read - Organizations must be prepared for possible hacktivism campaigns by arming themselves with the best defensive tools and security strategies.

January 14, 2016

DDoS Defense: Better Traction in Tandem?

2 min read - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has partnered with security firm Galois to develop a collaborative DDoS defense protection solution.

January 5, 2016

DDoS Attacks Storm Linode Servers Worldwide

2 min read - Cloud provider Linode was recently the target of a 10-day barrage of DDoS attacks, providing valuable lessons for organizations worried about attacks.

October 30, 2015

MySQL Users: Watch Out for DDoS Attacks Via Chikdos Malware

2 min read - Security researchers warned that the Chikdos malware is making a comeback, helping cybercriminals launch DDoS attacks against MySQL servers.

Cloud Security October 6, 2015

AT&T and IBM Mobile Cloud Security Set to Scale Work Anywhere

2 min read - IBM is set to join the stage at this year's 17th Annual AT&T Cybersecurity Conference to announce the AT&T and IBM mobile cloud security solution.

September 29, 2015

XOR DDoS Attack Tool Being Used to Launch Over 20 Daily Attacks

3 min read - Threat actors are using a previously discovered DDoS attack tool to launch over 20 daily attacks against legitimate organizations, new research showed.

August 20, 2015

Research Shows DDoS Attack Volumes Doubling as Threat Vectors Proliferate

2 min read - Cybercriminals are using everything from home routers and WordPress plugins to legacy directory services to launch a DDoS attack, new research shows.

Advanced Threats August 4, 2015

DDoS Extortion: Ransomware’s Older Cousin

2 min read - Though ransomware has been received a lot of press, extortion by threat of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is still very real — and dangerous.