Github survived the biggest DDoS attack ever thanks to Akamai On Wednesday, 28th of February at about 17:28 GMT, 1.35 terabits per second of traffic hit the Github developer platform. This DDoS attack was the biggest one recorded ever and all without even using a botnet. The technical term for this[...]
Fastly settles, Cloudflare strikes back and wins agains patent trolls Blackbird Technologies, a firm founded by two ex-attorneys who previously worked for the world's top tech companies, separately accused Fastly and Cloudflare of violating the same patent - U.S. Patent No. 6,453.335. "Providing an[...]
Oracle acquires Zenedge On February 15th Oracle announced their signed agreement to acquire Zenedge, adding their infrastructure security capabilities and leading cloud-based network to protect enterprises from today's complex digital threats to their portfolio. Zenedge will expand the Oracle Cloud[...]
The growing concern around cryptocurrency mining and its threats The Hacker News recently contacted Cato Networks and asked for more information about how exactly can cryptocurrency mining threats impact enterprise security. Cato Research Labs determined crypto mining represents a moderate threat[...]
The big problem with bots creating social media accounts Bizety published an article featuring Devumi, a service which sells Twitter followers to anyone wanting to appear more popular on this social media platform. The New York Times wrote about their actual numbers and found out that the company[...]
The shortage of cybersecurity professionals ISACA predicts that by 2019 there will be a shortage of two million cyber security professionals globally. This is great news if you're an upcoming security professional, but very bad news for companies looking for more security talent. Akamai writes[...]
Okiru Mirai has the potential to launch the biggest DDoS attack ever The story about the Mirai botnet isn't over even though the creators were arrested and jailed. The original source code for Mirai is still openly available on the internet and a new version, dubbed the Okiru Mirai, has appeared.[...]
The EU General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR for short is the most important change in data privacy regulation in the last 20 years. This change is set to drastically switch how businesses in the EU (and external businesses that deal with data of EU citizens) look at data in general.
The era of GDPR The deadline for complying with the EU's GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is approaching as the law comes into effect on May 25, 2018. GDPR will lay down mandates for how companies collect, store, delete, alter and otherwise process the personal data of EU citizens. For[...]
Akamai worked with the FBI to fight the Mirai botnet Akamai published an article stating that amongst others, they were involved in the research involving the dissection and tracking of the Mirai botnet from the very beginning and have been actively working to keep up with the evolution of Mirai[...]
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