The IT Guide to DDoS: ISO Layer 7 – What You Need to Know (Part 3)
Explore how Layer 7 DDoS attacks target application resources, mimicking normal traffic to bypass defenses and cause disruptions. Learn about attack types, their impact, and effective mitigation strategies to safeguard applications and services.
The IT Guide to DDoS: Layer 4 – What You Need to Know (Part 2)
Learn how Layer 4 DDoS attacks target vulnerabilities in transport layer protocols like TCP and UDP to cause significant disruption without requiring vast amounts of traffic. Explore key attack types such as SYN floods, UDP floods, and ACK floods, and how to mitigate these threats.
Insights for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 3 Tips on DDoS Resilience
Enhance your organization’s DDoS resilience this Cybersecurity Awareness Month with three key strategies. Learn how continuous testing and team-wide DDoS education are essential to defending against evolving cyber threats and preventing costly downtime.
The IT Guide to DDoS: Layer 3 – What You Need to Know (Part 1)
Learn the basics of Layer 3 DDoS attacks and why they disrupt network infrastructure by overwhelming bandwidth. Discover key mitigation strategies to protect against these attacks and ensure business continuity.
Doing Business in the EU? October 17 is the NIS2 Deadline
The NIS2 Directive’s compliance deadline for EU businesses is October 17, 2024, with severe penalties for non-compliance. It strengthens cybersecurity requirements, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure and mitigating risks such as DDoS attacks.
Frost & Sullivan Report: Continuous DDoS Vulnerability Testing is Key
Ensure robust DDoS protection with continuous, automated vulnerability testing, as highlighted in Frost & Sullivan’s latest report. Learn why proactive testing is essential to mitigating the evolving threat of DDoS attacks.
Massive DDoS Attack Disrupts X (formerly Twitter) During Trump Interview
This blog covers the massive DDoS attack that disrupted X (formerly Twitter) during an interview with Elon Musk and Donald Trump, emphasizing the need for stronger DDoS protection and proactive defense strategies.
4 Steps to Compliance and DDoS Resilience
How to be compliant with new DDoS regulations in SEC rulings in the US, with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and NIS 2 Directive in the EU
Don’t Let DDoS Stop the Elections
As the 2024 US national elections approach, the stakes are high – with potential cyber threats posing significant risks to the democratic process.
SEC and DORA Shift the Industry to Proactive DDoS Mitigation – Webinar Recap
Why is it so hard to protect organizations from the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that can impact the business continuity of critical online services? How do the recent cybersecurity rulings of the SEC and new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulations in Europe impact the decision-making of the C-suite? And for those organizations […]
8 Things to Check before Choosing Your DDoS Protection
Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks surged this year, according to recent reports. DDoS attacks can overwhelm a network, disrupt services, and cause significant financial and reputational damage. But with a wide range of DDoS protection solutions available on the market, it can be hard to identify which is the best one to meet your organization’s needs. […]
Akamai’s Latest DDoS Report: “Fighting the Heat, EMEA’s Rising DDoS Threats”
Akamai just released a new DDoS report, “Fighting the Heat, EMEA’s Rising DDoS Threats”. The report identifies and highlights the critical need to continuously identify and remediate vulnerabilities in deployed DDoS defenses. This pre-attack approach is a welcome and dramatic shift. This report seems to show that Akamai appreciates the need to shift its focus […]
