InfoSecurity  Up to 21 million accounts on Alibaba e-commerce site TaoBao may have been compromised thanks to a massive brute-force attack. Dave Martin, our security expert and director said that some of the accounts were compromised because of overlapping passwords but there were likely many accounts stolen due to weak passwords that were defeated using […]

eWeek As reports of attacks against energy utilities emerge, there is some evidence that they aren’t properly secured, two separate studies show. NSFOCUS report analyzed that the malware which has been implicated in the Ukraine outage shows that the attack didn’t necessarily use an exotic zero-day vulnerability. The report concludes that a Trojan called BlackEnergy […]

TechTarget Search Security A new report on the EINSTEIN government cybersecurity system concluded that it is only “partially meeting its stated system objectives,” and needs some major changes. The report comes from the U.S. General Accountability Office (GAO) and had some startling revelations, including that the National Cybersecurity Protection System(NCPS), operationally known as EISTEIN, is […]

Track:  Business Author: Dave Martin, Director of Product Marketing, NSFOCUS Network connectivity has become a commodity business.  Business internet access once priced at $500 per month for 1.5 Mbps is now available for half of the cost at almost 70x the capacity.  While this is great for consumers, pure play service providers often struggle to maintain […]

Will Oversee Cloud-Based Anti-DDoS Mitigation Centers SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 9, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB today announced that industry veteran Alex Cruz Farmer, has been appointed to the position of VP, Cloud Services. In this capacity he will oversee the new cloud-based mitigation centers the company is launching as part of its hybrid anti-Distributed […]

New offering features greater flexibility for organizations seeking to supplement existing defenses SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 8, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB will build its own global cloud-based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation services. This next stage in the Company’s growth provides the ability to deliver both cloud and hybrid operating models to boost […]

Inc. Magazine Getting ahead in business and life is less about luck and more about doing the right things day in and out. 29 successful executives talked about their simple daily habits for helping them get ahead. Tanya Candia, our CMO said “It’s vitally important to stay in shape and maintain good health, and nothing […]

Researchers Yunhai Zhang and Yu Yang Recognized for Quality Security Research by Microsoft and Google Rewards Programs SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 4, 2016 – NSFOCUS IB today announced that two researchers from the company have been honored as part of the prestigious Microsoft Mitigation Bypass Bounty and Bounty for Defense Program. This marks the […]

Converge Network Digest NSFOCUS Anti-DDoS System (ADS) has been used to mitigate a sustained, 90-Gbps Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attack against Australian service provider Micron21, which offers mission-critical data center capabilities to clients around the world. Allan Thompson, our COO said “We’re honored that NSFOCUS ADS platform played such a vital role in helping […]

eSecurity Planet HSBC’s Internet banking services were made unavailable for several hours on January 29, 2016 as the bank’s system came under a DDoS attack, BBC News reports. Dave Martin, security expert and director at NSFOCUS said the disruption to online services can be as damaging as a breach. To read the full article, please […]