2018 DDoS Attack Landscape-3
April 17, 2019
Analysis of DDoS Attacks in 2018
3.1 DDoS Attack Count and Peak Size
3.1.1 Attack Count and Traffic
In 2018, we observed 148,000 DDoS attacks (down 28.4% from 2017), which generated a total of 643,100 TB of traffic, about the same level as in 2017. DDoS attacks keep expanding in size year by year as large and medium-scale attacks are on the rise, as shown in section 3.1 “Distribution of Peak Sizes.” (more…)
HelpNetSecurity: The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
April 15, 2019
HelpNetSecurity – In NSFOCUS’ 2018 DDoS Attack Landscape report, NSFOCUS analyzed the threat landscape after a landmark year of technological growth related to cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0.
OODA Loop: The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
April 15, 2019
OODA Loop – A new NSFOCUS report indicates that the declining price of cryptocurrencies in 2018 prompted threat actors to stop using botnet resources for cryptomining attacks – as these were getting less and less profitable – and increasingly use them to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks instead.
Adobe Security Advisory for April Security Updates
April 15, 2019
Overview
On April 9, local time, Adobe officially released April security updates which fix multiple vulnerabilities in such products as Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave Player, Dreamweaver, XD CC, InDesign, Experience Manager Forms, and Bridge CC. (more…)
Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Threat Alert
April 12, 2019
1 Vulnerability Overview
Recently, Apache released a security advisory, announcing remediation of a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-0211). Apache HTTP Server running MPM event, worker or, prefork could allow a less-privileged child thread or process (including scripts executed by an in-process scripting interpreter) to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the parent process (usually root) by manipulating the scoreboard. (more…)
The CyberWire: The Daily Briefing
April 11, 2019
The CyberWire – CISA has issued a joint Homeland Security/FBI Malware Analysis Report on the “HOPLIGHT” Trojan, attributed to North Korea’s Hidden Cobra (a.k.a. the Lazarus Group). – See more at: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/April/CyberWire_2019_04_11.html#.dpuf
DisruptOps: Agile Development-oriented Multi-Cloud Management Platform
April 11, 2019
Keywords: multi-cloud management, agile development
About the Company
DisruptOps Inc., founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 2014, is committed to enhancing the security of operations in the cloud by providing automated protection for multi-cloud infrastructure and implementing continuous monitoring and control of cloud infrastructure. In October 2018, the company secured USD 2.5 million seed round investment led by Rally Ventures. (more…)
IP Reputation Report-04052019
April 10, 2019
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Top 10 countries in attack counts:
- The above diagram shows the top 10 regions with the most malicious IP addresses from the NSFOCUS IP Reputation databases at April 05, 2019.
