The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a soft target for DDoS attacks, according to the 2015 Internet Security Trend report by Nexusguard.
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Lori MacVittie has written a book that offers a comprehensive top level view of web application security.
Trustwave shares its proof-of-concept exploit code for the “GHOST” buffer overflow vulnerability in glibc (CVE-2015-0235).
According to the results of a study conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, a single DDoS attack can cost a company upwards of $444,000.
Ilia Kolochenko of High-Tech Bridge weighs in on the growing threat of ransomweb attacking businesses’ website server.
Bill Barry of Nexusguard comments on Lizard Squad’s hack of Taylor Swift’s Twitter account.
Brian A. McHenry of F5 Networks discusses how security is beginning to match availability and performance when it comes to application delivery.
Trey Ford of Rapid7 comments on the news that Lizard Squad hacked the Malaysia Airlines website.
Andrew Mabbitt of MWR InfoSecurity comments on the news that Chinese spies have reportedly stolen the designs for Australia’s new warplane.
DDoS attacks are commonly utilised as a distraction for a much larger and more damaging attempt at data exfiltration or breach.