DDoS attacks were ‘bigger and more complex’ in 2021
Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks decreased slightly in 2021 but are becoming larger and more complex in nature, new analysis from F5 has found. Data collected from F5 Silverline showed a 3% year-on-year decline in the overall volume of attacks recorded in 2021. However, while volume may have declined, the severity of attacks ramped up markedly over […]
Half of all phishing attacks originate from EMEA
A report published by NTT Security has revealed that over half (53%) of the world’s phishing attacks originated from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) analysed global threat trends from 1st October 2015 – 31st September 2016 and showed that of all phishing attacks worldwide, 38% came from […]
Teenage hacker responsible for Sony and Microsoft DDoS attacks jailed
The man responsible for creating a hacking program that brought down the Sony and Microsoft networks has been jailed for two years. Adam Mudd, from Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, was 16 years-old at the time and lived at home with his parents. The Guardian has revealed that Mudd created a program called Titanium Stresser, designed to […]
Guest Blog, Brian Foster: Cyber security – don’t get caught out!
When running a business, finance and technology are often top of the list of concerns, so it’s surprising that the prospect of cyber security is often not considered to be a priority. Contemplate this: your business is up and running, you have the necessary finances, you’re scaling exponentially and technology is meeting that demand, and […]
Guest Blog, Brian Foster: Cyber-security – don’t get caught out!
When running a business, finance and technology are often top of the list of concerns, so it’s surprising that the prospect of cyber-security is often not considered to be a priority. Contemplate this: your business is up and running, you have the necessary finances, you’re scaling exponentially and technology is meeting that demand, and then […]
Guest Blog, Albie Attias: 5 tips on executing an effective email security strategy
Organisations’ email networks are vulnerable to cyber-attacks; whether from traditional spam emails – in which users may be inclined to download Malware-ridden attachments – to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), which can block email access by bombarding the servers with messages. All organisations, no matter how small, should implement an email security strategy to minimise […]
