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Amid DDoS, No Smooth Sailing For Travel Firms
Amid DDoS, No Smooth Sailing For Travel Firms
June 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Faster payments are smarter payments. Safer payments are smarter payments, too. However, though speed matters, so does safety. In a world where faster payments are...

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Deep Dive: The Growing Threat Of DDoS Attacks
Deep Dive: The Growing Threat Of DDoS Attacks
June 26, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

DDoS attacks are among the most serious cyberthreats. During these events, multiple compromised computer systems launch attacks on one or several parts of an organization’s...

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TRENDING: The Long-Tail Of Account Takeovers
TRENDING: The Long-Tail Of Account Takeovers
June 22, 2018  |  Smarter Payments

In the quest to make payments smarter, speeding up transaction times isn’t always enough. Payments must also be made safe from fraud and other cybercrimes. ...

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Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
Tennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
May 04, 2018  |  Safety and Security

In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral primary. Despite the...

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Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
April 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab saw an increase in activity by both old and new botnets as well an increase in popularity of amplification distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the...

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Cyberattacker Shut Down In Global Police Action
Cyberattacker Shut Down In Global Police Action
April 25, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Authorities shuttered one of the largest cyberattack organizations in the world yesterday, making arrests in four countries and seizing assets and infrastructure in three others,...

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DDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing
DDoS Attacks With Cryptocurrency Demands Increasing
March 05, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Distributed denial of service attacks, otherwise known as DDoS, have now added a cryptocurrency mining twist to the scam, requiring victims to pay the ransom....

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Cisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos ‘Burst Attacks’
Cisco Finds 42 Percent Of Companies Hit With DDos ‘Burst Attacks’
February 22, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

So-called “burst attacks” are a rising threat to organizations as they grow in complexity, frequency and duration. In fact, one study found that 42 percent...

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Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
February 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Oracle announced that it is in the process of acquiring Zenedge, a leader in cloud-based DDoS mitigation, WAF, API protection and bot management solutions. While...

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