In the cat-and-mouse game between DDoS hackers and defenders, it seems protection vendors have made great progress in the past year - particularly in the realm of application-layer attacks.

The number of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that target weak spots in Web applications in addition to network services has risen during the past year and attackers are using ...

As network-layer denial-of-service (DDoS) attack trends continue, Akamai Technologies’ recent research showed a significant uptick in application-layer attacks. Despite layer 7 DDoS being more ...

Solana withstood a historic 6 Tbps DDoS attack without downtime, demonstrating resilience comparable to Tier-1 internet ...

Content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai said Tuesday that its Prolexic DDoS protection service will become able to handle DDoS attacks of up to 20Tbps, thanks to a new wave of construction of ...

Security researchers have recently observed a large application-layer distributed denial-of-service attack using a new technique that could foil DDoS defenses and be a sign of things to come for Web ...

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks occur when an individual device, known as a bot, or a network of devices, known as a botnet, is infected with malware. These bots or botnets flood websites ...

Microsoft Corp. disclosed Friday that outages that affected its customers earlier this month were caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack launched by a threat actor called Storm-1359. The ...

In response to a series of Layer 7 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, Microsoft has taken swift action to enhance its security measures and protect its customers. The attacks, initiated by ...

MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, released its 2024 Global Threat Analysis Report. “The ...

A new report shows an upward trend where attack tools exploit layer 7 to maximize the impact of DDoS assaults. Here's what you can do to blunt the threat. A report from the CYBER SECURITY Forum ...

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