What’s the difference between a DDoS risk assessment, penetration test and vulnerability assessment?
For any organization, understanding its network vulnerabilities is a critical first step in mitigating risks and managing its security posture. It’s important to know if you’re at a risk of being taken offline by a DDoS attack or if your servers have been compromised. A DDoS risk assessment will help an organization identify areas of […]
The largest HTTPS DDoS attack recently mitigated by Cloudflare was started by the Mantis botnet
Mantis is the most powerful botnet to date and is considered a serious threat. Mantis has a wide range of capabilities such as spamming, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, mining cryptocurrencies and more. It is estimated that this botnet has generated $140 million in revenue for its operators. Last month in June, Cloudflare reported on the largest […]
Why You Should Spend More Time Thinking About Metaverse, The Next Game Changer.
Remember games like Second Life or Ready Player One? Well, now we have the chance to experience them not just in games or onscreen but with reality. It may sound surreal, but it’s time for us to say hello to the Metaverse! Artificial intelligence is being hailed as the next innovation on the lines of […]
How to deal with DDoS Attacks in the Gaming Industry’s.
Hackers always go for the most attractive opportunities, which explains why they always target remote work infrastructure. As COVID-19 drove work away from the office, businesses faced one cyber attack after another. More and more people are taking up virtual entertainment -which means that there is an increase in players from the online gaming industry. […]
The Complete Guide to Meris Ddos Botnet for 2022
What is Mirai botnet ? The Mirai Botnet is a botnet that has many variants and is one of the most commonly used Mirai variants. It was first observed in the wild in August 2018. Mirai is a self-propagating botnet virus. After a successful and well publicized attack against Krebbs, the author of Mirai decided […]
Will Meris DDoS Botnet Attack Ever Rule the World?
What is Meris? The Meris botnet is a type of malware that hijacks computers and networks to send spam, phishing messages, and other types of email. The botnet consists of infected computers that send out a large number of emails. It is one such attack which utilizes everyday devices like webcams and DVR’s to compromise […]
Top 10 popular types of DDoS Attacks
Volumetric attacks Volumetric attacks are more sophisticated than their predecessor, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. They can be used to target an internet connection and cause widespread damage. This makes them hard to anticipate & prevent with traditional tools Volumetric Attacks are a type of DDoS attack that doesn’t attempt to affect any data […]
Forward Proxy vs Reverse Proxy
A reverse proxy server can absolutely be very useful at guarding your company servers from inevitable attacks. But recently we’ve been hearing people mix-up the terms. The confusion is understandable because they sound so similar, so please read this post for more information on how a reverse proxy differs from a forward proxy server. This […]
A thorough probe of the infamous Great Firewall in China
A famous Chinese site that restricts new naming affects the global DNS framework just as much as the limit on the acceptance of local content, such as long-distance testing for renaming.China’s DNS web filtering service – popularly known as the ‘Incomparable Firewall’ – has long been recognized by researchers under the Resident Lab PC using […]
Second Largest DDoS attack in the record,Micosoft hit 2.4 Tbps DDoS Attack.
The designer tried to discredit Microsoft’s internet service providers with the second major DDoS attack recorded last August. On Monday, the organization announced that it had encountered a 2.4Tbps attack targeting a European-based network. Google has had to fend off some really big attacks in the past, with one clocking in at 2.5 Tbps. DDoS […]
