HelpNetSecurity: The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining
abril 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
abril 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
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abril 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. (mais…)
Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Threat Alert
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abril 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. (mais…)
The CyberWire: The Daily Briefing
abril 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
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abril 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. (mais…)
IP Reputation Report-04052019
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abril 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.
NSFOCUS Identifies DDoS Attack Trends in New 2018 Insights Report
abril 10, 2019
Report Finds Correlation Between Cryptocurrency Attacks and DDoS Attacks Over the Course of 2018 SANTA CLARA, Calif., NSFOCUS, a leader in holistic hybrid security solutions, today released its 2018 DDoS Attack Landscape report, which found that there is a direct correlation between cryptocurrency and DDoS attacks. The price of cryptocurrency dropped in 2018, leading to decreased profits from […]
Trouble at the federal CIO’s office
abril 10, 2019
Politico – THE SAUCE ON DDoS — With cryptomining benefits on the decline, cyber attackers were more inclined to employ DDoS attacks in 2018, according to a report out this morning from NSFOCUS. However, the total number of DDoS attacks fell 28 percent from 2017, the company found. Most used DDoS only, but 13 percent […]