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DDoS Malware: A Research Paper

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) malware and tools threaten an organization's Internet-facing systems. This technical brief covers DDoS-enabled malware and several DDoS-specific tools, their capabilities and the network indicators they generate while performing the attack methods. It includes new attack vectors...

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Approaches to DDoS Protection

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks today are targeting businesses of all sizes and types. This article provides an expert overview of common methods of DDoS attacks and four main ways enterprises and providers of web applications can protect themselves and their customers from falling victim to this type of...

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5 Steps to Prepare for a DDoS Attack

This white paper provides an expert overview of the most common types of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, as well as five key mitigation steps enterprises can take now to prepare for a future attack. Learn how to: Centralize data gathering and understand trends; Define a clear escalation path; Use...

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DDoS Mitigation And DNS Availability Should Be Key Components of Your Resiliency Strategy

DDoS attacks continue to grow in size, frequency and complexity, forcing network-dependent companies to implement a plan for protection. However, recent research from Forrester suggests many companies are coming up short in their DDoS attack protection strategy. Learn how changes in processes or technology can improve...

Global Application & Network Security Report

Change is headed your way whether you're prepared or not. DoS/DDoS attacks are the weapon of choice for cyber-hacktivist groups and are increasing in severity and complexity. But don't press the panic button just yet. The 2013 Global Application and Network Security Report provides insight to help detect, mitigate and...

DDoS Attack Report: Q3 2013

Each quarter Prolexic publishes a wide variety of metrics gathered from distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against its global client base, which includes over 100 financial services firms. This quarter showed a significant shift in tactics as DDoS perpetrators used more reflection attacks, which increased...

Nobody is 100% Secure - Financial Institutions, Merchants and the Race Against Cybercrime

The cyberthreats that menace the global economy are multiplying at an alarming rate. From denial-of-service attacks to take a website offline to corporate account takeover and malware, financial institutions should take notice of the information security threats that could deeply affect their infrastructure in this...

Implementing DSD'S Top 35 Mitigation Strategies

Simple fact - governments across the globe have been victims of attacks in one form or another. The frequency of these attacks has varied and the motives range from a self-deluded intention of doing good for society, to monetary or political gain or for no other reason than to demonstrate the ability to pull off such...

DDoS Defense for Financial Services

Financial services companies have been the target of a serious, sustained, and well-funded DDoS campaign for more than a year. What these attacks have demonstrated is that DDoS will continue to be a popular and increasingly complex attack vector. DDoS is no longer simply a network issue, but is increasingly a feature...

No Institution is Too Small a Target for DDoS Attacks

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are prevalent and growing, especially in the financial services industry. According to a Ponemon Institute survey, 64% of banking IT professionals reported a DDoS attack in 2012, and 43% expected attacks to increase in 2013. Yet the same survey found that only 30% of...

DDoS Mitigation Strategy: A Two-Phased Defense

DDoS is a complex problem that represents a serious risk to the enterprise, and effective mitigation demands extensive preparation before the attack arrives. Organizations need a strategy that keeps local connections up at the beginning of an attack, and then cleans the upstream traffic prior to it reaching the...

10 Essential Steps to Defend Against DDoS Attacks

There is no doubt that cyber-attacks have grown in complexity and sophistication. As a result, a need has arisen for a new first line of defense. With the ever-broadening motivations for attacks coupled with easy to obtain and even easier to use attack tools, the traditional first line of defense, notably firewalls,...

The Attack Continuum's In-Depth Defense Strategy

For many years, conventional wisdom focused solely on a perimeter-based defense with the mission to keep out all attackers. Now, it's become pertinent to see these persistent threats and attacks through a different lens - expect a successful attack and penetration of your defenses and design a defense-in-depth...

Top 10 Key Considerations Before Investing in Web Security

Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in the scale and severity of web attacks. SQL injection attacks are occurring more frequently than ever, and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are happening on a much larger scale. The effects of these attacks extend long past the assault itself - in terms of lost revenue,...

Case Study: How Financial Services Firms Can Defend Against DDoS Attacks

DDoS attacks against financial firms have continued to grow in size and frequency. The specific tactics and sophistication of the attacks have evolved rapidly. Outages have prevented customers and prospects from opening new accounts, viewing account and billing information, conducting online transactions and accessing...