BBC Services Suffer DDoS Attack on New Year’s Eve
January 29, 2016
Softpedia According to the incident of BBC services suffer the massive DDoS attack on New Year’s Eve, our security expert and director Dave Martin responded to Softpedia.com that after a DDoS attack, it is very important to perform a comprehensive forensic analysis of the incident. The analysis should cover not only the targets of the […]
Security a top concern for holiday shoppers, retailers
January 29, 2016
The Green Sheet The National Retail Federation and security analysts are urging merchants and consumers to remain vigilant during the high-peak shopping season, noting that high-volume sales may provide additional opportunities for cybercriminals to attack vulnerable POS infrastructures. The articles also listed the security best practices for merchant and consumer. Our security specialist Vann Abernethy […]
The Heart of NSFOCUS
January 28, 2016
Track: Technical
Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS
In my last blog, I wrote about traveling to Las Vegas to attend the NSFOCUS International Business Division (IBD), 2016 Sales Kickoff. The event was a complete success and I had an opportunity to spend four days with some of the smartest and most successful individuals in our industry. People from all over the world attended, and I have never seen such a mix of nationalities and cultures represented in our meetings and dinners. During the event, I witnessed the most kindhearted act of my career. (more…)
NSFOCUS Adds to Management Team with Longtime Security Industry Executive Tasso Mangas
January 25, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 25, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB today announced that Tasso Mangas, an industry veteran with a reputation for building successful sales operations in information security, has joined the management team as VP for North America. In his new position, Mr. Mangas is responsible for generating increased revenue in the U.S. and […]
Doing It Better
January 21, 2016
Track: Technical
Author: Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS
Flying at 40,000 feet above the ground always gives one a sense of clarity. Looking down on the world from such a height can make a person feel somewhat insignificant. However, my trip today is very noteworthy. I will be landing in Las Vegas in a few hours and the next four days will be filled with excitement, entertainment, and education. I am not going to Vegas for the adult playground activities like many of my fellow passengers. I am going there to attend the most exciting event of my career; the 2016 Sales Kickoff for a widely-unknown company in the U.S. called NSFOCUS IB. (more…)
NSFOCUS Appoints Industry Veteran Jason Yuan as New VP, Product Management and Product Development
January 15, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 14, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB today announced that industry veteran Jason Yuan has been appointed as the new VP, Product Management and Product Development. Mr. Yuan brings more than 20 years’ experience to his new role, encompassing previous high-level positions in security, networking, cloud and enterprise software. As the executive […]
Carlos Cabello to Oversee International Operations for NSFOCUS IB
January 5, 2016
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – January 5, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB today announced that management veteran Carlos Cabello has been appointed as the new VP for International Business Operations. Mr. Cabello has more than a 20-year history of progressive and results-oriented experience in this broad-ranging field, complete with profit-and-loss responsibilities. His extensive skillsets cover everything from […]
Anatomy of an attack: network bandwidth exhaustion
January 5, 2016
Track: Technical
Author: Vann Abernethy, Field CTO, NSFOCUS
DDoS attacks come in three basic flavors: network-layer, application-layer and a hybrid of the two. This is a somewhat simplistic view but when you look at the strategy for taking someone down via DDoS, the two primary vehicles are either exhaustion of available network bandwidth or the overwhelming of back-end processing power (which can be directed either at the server system itself or the applications residing on them). The most efficient approach to take down a target will depend on the target itself. This is why it is important for every company to consider all of the assets that could become targets when designing anti-DDoS protection. (more…)
