DDoS
Global broadband adoption rate reaches 60%: Akamai
The global broadband (>4 Mbps) adoption rate reached 60%, an increase of 1% quarter-over-quarter, according to Akamai Technologies Inc, which earlier this month released its 'Third Quarter, 2014 State of the Internet Report'.
A single DDoS attack can cost a company more than US$400K: Kaspersky
A single DDoS attack on a company’s online resources might cause considerable losses, with average figures ranging from US$52,000 to US$444,000 depending on the size of the company, according to a Kaspersky Lab study.
GST fears stalling IT spend in Malaysia: Barracuda Networks
Companies know that they need IT security, but putting purchases on hold
Barracuda sees growth potential in web application security solutions
F5 Networks tackles DDoS threats with Silverline debut
Application delivery networking solutions provider F5 Networks has officially launched its Silverline platform in Asia, offering extended security, optimisation, and availability services from a hosted and managed infrastructure.
50% of companies put themselves at DDoS risks: Kaspersky Lab
Based on a research carried out by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, only half of companies regard countermeasures against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks as an important component of IT security.
Phishing attacks targeting media websites: Akamai
The third quarter of 2014 saw not only a massive increase in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but also the prominence of phishing attacks, according to Akamai Technologies Inc’s Prolexic Security Engineering and Research Team (PLXsert).
Universal PnP devices being harnessed for massive DDoS attacks
Akamai Technologies Inc’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert) is warning the security community, device vendors, Internet service providers (ISPs) and enterprises of the risk of massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks involving Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices.
IT leaders on the harsh reality of cyber-protection
According to new research by Fortinet, 91% of Asia Pacific CIOs and CTOs (chief information and technology officers) believe the job of keeping their enterprise protected is becoming more challenging.
Don’t rely on ISPs for protection, Fortinet warns organisations
Fortinet urged organisations to stop relying on Internet service providers (ISPs) to protect them from Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
DDoS attacks grow, era of botnets: Akamai’s Prolexic report
DDoS attacks are continuing in high numbers, backed by more insidious botnets, according to the Prolexic Q2 2014 Global DDoS Attack Report.
