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Great Firewall Ready to Unleash ‘Gigantic’ DDoS—so are Other Middleboxes

Security Boulevard

The post Great Firewall Ready to Unleash ‘Gigantic’ DDoS—so are Other Middleboxes appeared first on Security Boulevard. Researchers have disclosed a nasty new way for bad people to mess up the internet for the rest of us.

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Mirai botnet targets SSR devices, Juniper Networks warns

Security Affairs

Threat actors initially compromised the devices, and then employed them in DDoS attacks. These systems have been infected with the Mirai malware and were subsequently used as a DDOS attack source to other devices accessible by their network.” ” read the report published by Juniper Networks. ” concludes the report.

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How to detect and respond to a DDoS network cyber attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

A DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack is a common form of cyber attack that aims to disrupt the normal functioning of a network by overwhelming it with traffic. Detecting a DDoS Attack: The first step in responding to a DDoS attack is to detect it. Some common signs of a DDoS attack include: 1.)

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How to Mitigate DDoS Attacks with Log Analytics

CyberSecurity Insiders

Is your organization prepared to mitigate Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against mission-critical cloud-based applications? A DDoS attack is a cyber attack that uses bots to flood the targeted server or application with junk traffic, exhausting its resources and disrupting service for real human users. Source: Testbytes.

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DDoS Myths: Blackholing and Outsourcing Won’t Stop Everything

eSecurity Planet

Gone are the days when you could get away with doing nothing to prepare for DDoS attacks. With the cost of DDoS attacks falling and their frequency and sophistication growing, even organizations that think their profile is too low to worry about DDoS can still become victims.

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What Is a Next-Generation Firewall?

eSecurity Planet

A next generation firewall (NGFW) performs deep packet inspection to check the contents of the data flowing through the firewall. Unlike more basic firewalls that only check the header of data packets, NGFWs examine and evaluate the payload data within the packet. Who Needs a Next-Gen Firewall?

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Sophos fixed a critical vulnerability in Cyberoam firewalls

Security Affairs

A vulnerability in Sophos Cyberoam firewalls could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a target’s internal network without authentication. Sophos addressed a vulnerability in its Cyberoam firewalls that could be exploited by an attacker to gain access to a company’s internal network without providing a password.

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