Author: Rishi Agarwal, Chief Evangelist, NSFOCUS When the news reports on DDoS attacks, it is generally referring to large-scale network attacks that are focused on Layer 3 and 4 of the network stack. However, from a mitigation point of view, network layer attacks are not sophisticated. The ability to mitigate this type of attack always […]

By: Junli Shen, Network Offensive and Defensive Researcher, NSFOCUS Analysis of Core WordPress SQL Injection Vulnerability As a Threat Response Center (TRC) researcher, I conducted a thorough analysis on the “Core WordPress SQL Injection Vulnerability” (CVE-2015-5623 and CVE-2015-2213). Vulnerability Overview Previously, I read a tweet about the SQL injection vulnerability found in the core function of […]

By: Zujun Xu, Senior Security Consultant, NSFOCUS The Current State of DDoS attacks It has been 20 years passed since the first DDoS attack. Many variants appeared during this period of time, such as DDRoS, which has the same result as DDoS attacks, to disrupt the availability of the target host and their services. DDoS protection […]

Gartner, the world’s leading research and advisory firm, released two authoritative magic quadrants (application security testing (AST) and web application firewalls (WAFs)) regarding web security every year by selecting important vendors with global influence. We are so proud that NSFOCUS WVSS and WAF had both recognized in Gartner’s Two Magic Quadrants. With dramatic increasing services […]

Carrying on the continuous success in introducing Anti-DDoS solutions to Australian audiences, NSFOCUS participated again at the 2015 World Hosting Days (WHD) conference in Sydney, Australia last month. Our Singapore-based Bobby Zhou, Regional Director for NSFOCUS gave an insightful presentation regarding how to have a collaborative protection network for the detection and mitigation of flooding […]

Enterprise Security Veteran Allan Thompson Brings 18 Years of Experience to the Role SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Sept. 1, 2015 – NSFOCUS announced today that Allan Thompson has been appointed as its chief operating officer for international business. In his role at NSFOCUS, Thompson will be responsible for launching new products and growing the company’s […]

Emergency Analysis by Researchers Identifies Threats for Customers, Provides In-Depth Assessment and Solution SANTA CLARA, Calif. – July 22, 2015 – Hacking Team, a Milan-based company that sells intrusion and surveillance capabilities to governments and law enforcement, recently experienced a data breach in which 400 GB of data—including multiple zero-day vulnerabilities and intrusion tools—was leaked […]

Report States Online Gaming and Entertainment Sectors Continue to be High on the Target List and Attackers Are Becoming More Sophisticated SAN FRANCISCO – April 21, 2015 (RSA, Moscone Center, Booth #832) – NSFOCUS released its bi-annual DDoS Threat Report today, revealing new attack findings and rising threats that organizations should be aware of throughout 2015. […]

ISP Vibe CommunicationSelects NSFOCUS to Deliver DDoS Protection as a Service SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 12, 2014 – As attack vectors increase, many ISPs and hosting providers are finding they need to ramp up their security offerings, essentially becoming a security-as-a-service organization. NSFOCUS today announced that Internet Service Provider (ISP) Vibe Communications selected its anti-DDoS […]

ADS 8000 Series DDoS Mitigation Solution Provides Layered DDoS Protection To Enable Secure Ecosystem SANTA CLARA, Calif.– Oct. 15, 2014 – Rapid bandwidth expansion of network infrastructure, combined with significant innovations in hardware technology capabilities, have enabled ever more powerful server processing performance – and more invasive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack tactics and methods. NSFOCUS, […]