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The plight of gaming networks and the threat of DDoS on the modern Internet

By Kyt Dotson | Feb 4 2014

It’s the evening and numerous video game players are getting home from work and school–but when they try to log into their favorite game but in this scenario they can’t because the servers are down. Not because of a configuration error, or an employee accidentally flipping the wrong switch, it’s because some [...]

Black Lotus delivers DDoS and network protection for all

By John Casaretto | Jan 27 2014

A recent briefing with Black Lotus executives Arman Khalili and Xenophon Giannis gave us a look behind the operation, some trends in the industry, and also announced a free tier to their DDoS protection services.  Black Lotus is in the business of maintaining site availability and protection from the dreaded Distributed Denial [...]

CloudFlare CEO predicts a big year of DDoS threats ahead

By John Casaretto | Dec 31 2013

As we look at what lies ahead in security, we find that subject of DDoS has come up again and again. So we went straight to CloudFlare for some predictions in 2014.  CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince dropped in to answer some questions about the threat landscape. Prince: There’s two big trends ahead in [...]

NSFOCUS anticipates a big year for DDoS threats in 2014

By John Casaretto | Dec 24 2013

As we look at the year ahead, predictions on cyber security are coming forward from throughout the industry.  Today’s prediction series comes from cyber security expert Vann Abernethy of NSFOCUS, an anti-DDoS firm.  Abernethy focuses on one of the most painful attacks in the industry, DDoS attack.  He addresses the various attack [...]

Oops – Anonymous DDoS attack accidentally takes Microsoft services down

By John Casaretto | Nov 30 2013

This week Anonymous, the notorious hacktivist group stepped up to take credit for an attack that took some Microsoft services offline for some time.  Found in a post on Pastebin, the group released how a DDoS attack had been launched at some Japanese Microsoft (Domain) Websites and Servers.  This probably translates to [...]

Weekly Security Review: DDoS, Zero-Day Attacks on the Rise

By Maria Deutscher | Sep 21 2013

Distributed denial of service attacks pose a serious threat to online gaming communities, according to the latest white paper from DDoS mitigation specialist Prolexic. The company found that the average duration of attacks increased to 32.2 hours in 2013, up 67 percent from the 19.2 hours in the fourth quarter of 2012. [...]

Tools for DDoS-Attacks are Gaining Popularity in Online Gaming Communities

By Saroj Kar | Sep 16 2013

DDoS attacks dominate the news nowadays. Large companies are frequently harassed by Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, with great damage. Prolexic, a company that offers security services for DDoS has published a technical White Paper detailing what it calls “the rampant problem of denial of service attacks within and from online [...]

NSFOCUS: Quick-Pay Seeking Criminals Need Look No Further Than DDoS

By Kristin Feledy | Sep 13 2013

NSFOCUS, provider of enterprise-level solutions and services for distributed denial of service (DDoS) mitigation, Web security and network security has released their mid-year 2013 DDoS Threat Report with the aim of educating the broader IT industry about observations and trends regarding DDos attacks.  The overall highlights of the report suggest DDoS attacks [...]

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