Nokia Threat Intelligence Report finds malicious IoT botnet activity has sharply increased

Espoo, Finland. 7 June 2023 – The latest Nokia Threat Intelligence Report released has found that IoT botnet DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) traffic, originating from a large number of insecure IoT devices with the aim of disrupting telecom network services for millions of users, increased fivefold over the past year, following Russia’s invasion of

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Digital transformation and distributed denial of service

Cyberthreats are intimately tied up with digital transformation. An unfortunate irony of innovation, says Ashley Stephenson, CTO of Corero Network Security, is that the developments that benefit us, will also furnish attackers with new ways to exploit us.

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Enterprise cybersecurity spend to exceed $226bn globally by 2027

Hampshire, UK. 6 June 2022 – A new study from Juniper Research has found the value of enterprise cybersecurity spend will exceed $226 billion (€213.23 billion) in 2027; up from $179 billion (€168.88 billion) in 2022.

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Corero Network Security and Juniper Networks to provide DDoS protection solution to Plusnet GmbH

Corero Network Security plc, a provider of real-time, automatic Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber defense solutions, and Juniper Networks, a providwer in secure, AI-driven networks, team up to provide Plusnet, an organisation offering communications and network services to 25,000 businesses in Germany, with their joint DDoS Protection Solution to protect its infrastructure, business and customers within seconds of a

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Corero strengthens DDoS protection for the network edge and 5G with latest software release

Corero Network Security plc, a provider of real-time, high-performance, automatic Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber defense solutions announces the latest suite of enhancements to its award winning SmartWall Threat Defense Director solution.

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Threat intelligence report shows new IoT vulnerabilities, nation state actors and a rise in DDoS frequency

Natscout System, Inc, a provider of service assurance, security and business analytics, has released its latest Threat Landscape Report, offering globally scoped internet threat intelligence together with analysis from its security research arm.

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SafeRide Technologies and Ixia, collaborate for next generation connected vehicles

SafeRide Technologies, the automotive cybersecurity company to offer a multi-layer deterministic and heuristic anomaly detection and threat prevention solution, has collaborated with Ixia, a Keysight Business, to test SafeRide’s vSentry vehicle cybersecurity solution using the BreakingPoint applications and network security test platform.

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Why IoT security must be a [RAN, edge] core focus for network operators

In recent years the telecoms industry has scrutinised, debated, forecast and developed a huge variety of IoT use cases, as well as outlining the benefits they promise business, industry and society, and the opportunities for monetisation they present to a sector undergoing radical digitalisation.

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Building security into legacy infrastructure

The Internet of Things (IoT) is creating opportunities for businesses across every industry. However, the big question for the C-suite is how do they ensure their business is taking full advantage?

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Report shows almost two billion security threats blocked during four-month period across 7mn mobile subscribers

Allot Communications Ltd., a global provider of network intelligence and security solutions for service providers worldwide, has released findings from its Telco Security Trends Report. This reveals a dynamic and automated threat landscape in which consumers lack the security expertise to effectively protect themselves.

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Individual DDoS attacks can cost enterprises US$50,000, finds Corero Network Security

DDoS attacks can cost enterprises $50,000 (€40,419.43) per attack – but lost revenue is still only considered to be the fourth most damaging consequence of this type of cyber-attack, according to research published by Corero Network Security a provider of real-time DDoS defense solutions.

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Huawei and China Unicom collaborate to build network-wide Anti-DDoS system

China Unicom has partnered with Huawei to deploy Huawei’s AntiDDoS8000 products on backbone network nodes across China. This constitutes the largest anti-DDoS system on China Unicom’s network and provides comprehensive anti-DDoS protection capabilities for their customers.

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IoT botnets will force governments to regulate IoT device manufacturers

As IoT botnet attacks continue to grow in size and effectiveness in 2018, the damage they cause will force the IoT manufacturing industry to add stronger security to their products or eventually result in governments addressing IoT security with regulation, according to researchers at WatchGuard Technologies.

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Imperva expands global Incapsula network to increase performance and speed attack mitigation

Imperva, Inc. committed to protecting business-critical data and applications in the cloud and on-premises, announced a significant expansion of its network and investment in second-generation DDoS attack mitigation technology.

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Short, frequent, low-volume DDoS attacks continue to dominate

Service providers, hosting providers and digital enterprises are all impacted by DDoS attacks. But besides the headline-grabbing volumetric attacks, another more sinister DDoS method lies in the shadows.

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Scared about supply chain cybersecurity? 5 reasons you aren’t scared enough- Part 2

We saw the 1st reason of supply chain cybersecurity in the Part 1 yesterday. Now we see the remaining reasons today. In today’s world, “common criminals, organised crime rings, and nation-states leverage sophisticated techniques to launch attacks that are highly targeted and very difficult to detect,”

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