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BICS White Paper: What is cybersecurity and why should enterprises care?

The primary goal of IoT cybersecurity is to protect these connected devices, the data they generate, and the overall IoT ecosystem from various security threats and vulnerabilities. As IoT devices become more prevalent in various sectors, including homes, industries, healthcare, and smart cities, the need for the...

Understanding the evolution of DDoS attacks in the telecoms sector (Reader Forum)

DDoS attacks have been plaguing telcos for over 25 years. For communications service providers (CSPs), the potential for an attack is nothing new. Typically, telco DDoS attacks are large and only getting bigger. For example, one of the most common types, HTTP flood attacks,...

Zayo: DDoS attacks up 200%, driven in part by automation

Hackers are relying on AI and automation to fuel cyber attacks, Zayo says The first half of 2023 saw 200% more dedicated denial of service attacks than the entire year of 2022, according to new data from network infrastructure provider Zayo, with telecommunications companies as...

New IoT cybersecurity labeling proposed

New FCC effort seeks alignment with NIST principles on cybersecurity The Biden administration and the Federal Communications Commission are working on a product labeling effort focused on standards for cybersecurity in consumer and IoT products. A new "U.S. Cyber Trust Mark" program has been proposed...

DDoS attacks using IoT bots have jumped five-fold in 12 months, says report

Botnet traffic forcing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) on IoT networks, originating from insecure IoT devices, increased five-fold over the past year. This is the key finding from a new report on IoT cybersecurity vulnerabilities by Finnish vendor Nokia, plus others. The report,...

Editorial Report: Fighting the newest breed of DDoS attacks on data centers

Over the last few years, the threat posed by Distribute Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks has increased at an alarming pace. The frequency, magnitude and sophistication of DDoS attacks has grown as botnets and automated attack tools are readily available to cyber criminals. Today,...

Application layer DDoS attacks: What is a DNS flood?

The DNS layer is considered the 'phonebook' of the internet During an application or Layer 7 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, a bad actor or actors exploit weaknesses in the layer of a website that interfaces between human input and the site’s technical backend. In Layer...

DDoS trends: Volumetric attacks are on the rise

AT&T: 'Volumetric attacks could hit new peaks' Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks refer to a malicious actor or actors temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network to render an entire network or website unavailable. DDoS attacks typically target edge network devices...

‘War, religion and politics’: Real-world conflicts play out in cyberattacks, Netscout report finds

New Netscout report says botnets are "more potent than ever before" Geopolitical tensions involving Russia and Ukraine are being reflected in cyberattacks, while botnets "continue to evolve at a frightening pace," according to a new security report from Netscout. Netscout, which draw the anonymized...

Protecting the network edge is essential in 2021 (Reader Forum)

Investment in the edge enables ISPs to offer a wide range of new services while creating more efficient network operations and infrastructure. But, with the attack landscape more volatile than ever, service providers will need to evolve their security strategies in 2021.  Over the past...

DDoS attacks saw “radical change” and record levels in the first half, Netscout says

Netscout: COVID-19 "added rocket fuel to the growth in DDoS attacks" Cyber threats are shifting rapidly as attackers respond to the changing network conditions driven by the global coronavirus pandemic. In new analysis of dedicated denial of service attacks during the first half, network monitoring...

NetScout: ‘We’ve officially entered the terabit attack era’

The size of distributed denial of service attacks is "growing at an alarming pace all around the world," according to NetScout Systems' 14th annual report on worldwide infrastructure security -- and as more enterprises and networks move operations to the cloud, attackers' focus is shifting...

Oracle boosts cloud platform with Zenedge acquisition

Oracle to purchase Zenedge Oracle announced it has signed an agreement to purchase cybersecurity firm Zenedge for an undisclosed amount as part of an initiative to secure IT systems launched across multi-cloud environments. Under the acquisition, Zenedge’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) mitigation...

Aryaka, Radware collaborate to detect and mitigate DDoS attacks

Aryaka and Radware announce partnership Global SD-WAN provider Aryaka and cyber security services provider Radware are teaming up to implement Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack detection and mitigation for its global enterprise services. DDoS is a kind of attack that attempts to prevent a service from being delivered...

Akamai report finds upswing in web app security attacks

2017 State of the Internet Security Report discovers web app attacks on the rise Akamai Technologies published its third quarter 2017 State of the Internet Security Report, revealing a 30% increase in web application attacks in the third quarter of 2017 in comparison to the...

DDoS attacks on the rise: Corero Network Security

Corero Network Security report notes uptick in DDoS attacks Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are becoming more sophisticated and common, according to the latest DDoS Trends and Analysis report by Corero Network Security. In particular, Corero found its customers experienced an average of 237...

Five challenges facing NFV

NFV growing pains Several operators are jumping on board the network functions virtualization (NFV) bandwagon. It promises to provide service providers with the speed and agility necessary to pump out automated network functions at an unprecedented clip. No technological transition is without its growing pains,...

Reader Forum: Using big data to combat DDoS security threats

Kentik looks at how telecom operators can use big data in their DDoS security platforms. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We...

Reality Check: DDoS attacks turning net neutrality into a principle of bias

Telecom operators are in a prime position to use their network insights and net neutrality legislation to counter DDoS attacks and target new business opportunities. Net neutrality is at the core of the internet’s guiding principles. The idea that internet...

IoT security attacks: a timeline of the internet of things’ darkest hours

IoT security, a worrisome past IoT security is a bit of a conundrum – the only time it gets the coverage it deserves is when it has failed, or is in the process of doing so. It is important to find the silver lining to...

IoT security attacks: a timeline of the internet of things’ darkest hours

IoT security, a worrisome past IoT security is a bit of a conundrum – the only time it gets the coverage it deserves is when it has failed, or is in the process of doing so. It is important to find the silver lining to...

5G will require cooperative approaches to spectrum sharing – EC

5G will require new approaches to spectrum sharing, in particular in bands below 6GHz, and could see vertical industries become MVNOs. The November 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC15) came to the conclusion that IMT2020, that is 5G, will require spectrum allocations below 6 GHz and above...

Hacked IoT devices behind largest DDoS attack to date

An army of hacked IoT devices was used to conduct the two largest DDoS attacks to date. Security experts have warned time and again that hacked IoT devices could cause serious security damage. Now might be a good time for IoT device makers and IT departments...

Using SD-WAN to combat DDoS and other aggressive attacks

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we look at some top news items and speak with Serro Solutions to discuss how SD-WAN is now being applied to combat evolving security threats such as DDoS and other aggressive attacks On today’s show we have an interview...