Tag: Ddos

When DDoS Happens to Good Networks

DDoS is difficult to defend against for at least three reasons, (1)innate vulnerabilities, (2)blocking the mob and (3)finding the perpetrators. The continued evolution of DDoS toolsets and their wide distribution through hacktivists and botnet-controlled machines requires not only mitigation solutions, but also network visibility that can make sense out of the fog that rises during a denial-of-service attack. READ MORE

Protecting the Data Center from Sophisticated Attacks

Often, the data center houses the servers and systems that are most critical to business operations, and as such, these machines can be attractive targets. That fact has been clearly demonstrated by a recent wave of attacks that seek to use the resources of the data center to launch denial-of-service attacks. READ MORE

Upcoming Webinar – Top 5 Cyber Security Challenges for 2013

Lancope will host a complimentary webinar on Thursday, January 24 at 11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT to help organizations defend their networks from advanced threats in 2013. READ MORE

SLIC Launches Internet Scanning and DDoS Victim Threat Scope Maps

StealthWatch Labs Intelligence Center launches two new threat scope maps! One showing where we’ve seen devices that are scanning the Internet and the other showing sources of denial of service backscatter. READ MORE

Lancope’s Tom Cross on Forbes.com

This week, Forbes.com features an article by Lancope’s director of security research, Tom Cross, who discusses five key network security challenges for 2013. READ MORE